Former prime minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station in Oxfordshire after forgetting his ID, according to reports. 

The Conservative politician, who owns a Grade II-listed house in Brightwell Manor, was initially turned away when he did not have sufficient proof of identity on polling day for the police and crime commissioner election in South Oxfordshire.

One source told the Oxford Mail Mr Johnson had been refused entry to a polling station in the village of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell. 

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Reports have stated Mr Johnson later returned with the correct ID and voted Conservative. 

It comes as Mr Johnson had made photo ID a requirement as part of the Elections Act which he introduced while he was in Number 10 in 2022.

The Conservative politician, who studied at Oxford University, bought the £3.8 million Brightwell Manor with a three-sided moat.

Mr Johnson, his wife Carrie, and their two young children Wilfred and Romy have been spotted around the village since their move in May 2023.