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<p>It is the Government's long-established position that when someone commits a crime,
which is sufficiently serious to receive a prison sentence, they are deemed to have
broken their contract with society to such an extent that they should not have the
right to vote until they are ready to be back in the community. We have maintained
that position for all elections that fall within the UK Parliament's competence.</p><p>This
position was clearly set out in the Government's 2019 manifesto, which stated: <strong>'</strong>We
will maintain the ban on prisoners voting from jail'.</p>
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