Candidates hoping to secure the top job as leader of the Labour Party have until tomorrow to submit their nominations.

Minister Dick Roche yesterday rejected a central system for registering voters on the basis that local authorities were best placed to compile the records.

The Environment Minister is coming under pressure to sort out the 'shambolic' state of the country's electoral register.

ENVIRONMENT Minister Dick Roche yesterday conceded that there up to 500,000 extra names on the electoral register and that the problem will not be fully resolved in time for next year’s General Election.

THE GOVERNMENT was last night under pressure to investigate serious flaws in the country’s electoral register after it emerged that 800,000 extra polling cards were issued at the last general election.