Angry London voters including Britain’s Chief Rabbi were turned away from polling stations today after a huge blunder hit thousands in the mayoral election.
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and his wife Valerie were among those sent away from polling stations in the Barnet area of north London.
He lost his chance to vote altogether as he was flying to Amsterdam to visit the Jewish community there.
“The Chief Rabbi was disappointed at not being able to vote,” said a source.
There were furious scenes at some polling stations as voters learned they were being deprived of their vote, with some shouting at council staff and saying they were being “disenfranchised”.
One would-be voter yelled at staff, “this is the worst council in Britain, it’s a disaster”, while another said “this is a conspiracy”.
Lawyer Karen Johnson, 44, told the Standard: “It’s a complete disgrace. They said they’ve been given the wrong lists and people can’t vote. I feel disenfranchised.
“If it’s close then they should re-run it so people can have their say.”
With every one of Barnet’s 155 polling stations having incomplete lists, the astonishing bungle is thought to have affected thousands of potential voters.
The borough refused to confirm or deny how many and claimed only those who tried to vote without their voting cards were turned away.
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sounds like Labor learned from de blasio how to “purge” voters who were likely to vote for the other guy in Brooklyn it was Sanders voters.
Postal votes are so much easier I don’t know why everyone doesn’t do it. No problems then.