Prisoner votes: MPs 'can force UK to keep ban'
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has told MPs they could vote to defy a European Court of Human Rights ruling and keep the ban on prisoners voting.
But Mr Grayling said there would be a "political cost" in doing so.
He was speaking as he unveiled options in draft legislation to allow some prisoners to vote.
A spokesman for the Council of Europe, which oversees the court, called on the UK to "move forward" and comply with the ruling.
James Landale reports.
22 Nov 2012
- From the section UK