Reform UK has proposed sharply restricting postal voting, with senior politician Danny Kruger saying people away on holiday during an election should vote in person or forgo their vote. The proposal would make postal ballots available only to serving armed-forces personnel, diplomats, and elderly or disabled people, potentially affecting voters with pre-booked travel.

Kruger argued that postal voting should be limited to those genuinely unable to reach a polling station, while critics said the policy would make voting harder. Reform’s wider electoral proposals include removing voting rights from qualifying Commonwealth citizens and banning foreign-language campaign material; the Liberal Democrats described the postal-vote stance as out of touch. Fourteen of the 29 general elections since 1918 have been held in May, June or July, and elections can be held within 25 working days of being called.