LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to deliver ID to vote within the U.Ok.’s native elections.

British media reported Friday that Johnson — who launched the requirement for voters to supply ID with a photograph when he was in workplace — was informed by polling station employees in South Oxfordshire Thursday that he wouldn’t have the ability to vote with out proving his identification.

Sky Information reported that Johnson, who served as Conservative prime minister from 2019 to 2022, was later capable of solid his poll and that he voted Conservative.

Johnson launched the Elections Act requiring picture ID in 2022, and the brand new regulation was first carried out final yr in native elections. However Thursday was the primary time massive numbers of voters throughout England and Wales have needed to current ID, akin to a passport or driving license, to vote.

The Electoral Fee stated the overwhelming majority of individuals had been capable of meet the brand new necessities, though it famous that some individuals who would have wished to vote might have determined to not strive as a result of they didn’t have acceptable ID.

It additionally stated there was proof that some individuals, akin to disabled individuals and the unemployed, discovered it tougher to point out voter ID.