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Foreign languages are to be banned at vote counts in Tower Hamlets amid fears that the use of Bengali is impeding the democratic process there.
Recommendations published by the Electoral Commission include stepping up the police presence at polling stations in the wake of the fallout over the re-election of the borough's controversial mayor, Lutfur Rahman.
A High Court petition is already challenging that result, which came after the May 22 local elections were marred by allegations of voter intimidation and electoral fraud.