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What happened the last time a Labour government opted to lower the voting age?
There are parallels between the political conditions which faced Harold Wilson and Sir Keir Starmer’s current challenges.
Labour's cynical and foolish move to give the vote to 16-year-olds will backfire. This is why... and who will actually benefit: STEPHEN GLOVER
Picture the scene in No 10. The mood is gloomy. The Prime Minister's personal ratings are plumbing new lows. Labour is ...
The 8 reasons why votes at 16 could backfire on Keir Starmer
ANALYSIS: Granting the right to vote to under-18s will have a raft of consequences for the country - and could make the Prime Minister's life even more difficult ...
Britain will lower its voting age to 16 in a bid to strengthen democracy
LONDON (AP) — Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part of measures to increase ...
Pay of top No10 advisers soars by almost £1million under Labour as Morgan McSweeney leads parade of Starmer advisers with six-figure pay
The Prime Minister's top special advisers - known in Westminster as spads - are costing the taxpayer almost £4.2million a ...
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16 year olds can vote in the next general election – can Labour win with teens?
Should 16 and 17 year olds in England be voting in the next general election - and what could Labour do to be in with the ...
Schoolgirl's Union Jack dress ban reveals contempt our political class has for Britain
The case of a schoolgirl sent home for wearing a Union Jack dress to a 'cultural celebration day' is yet another sign of the ...
Call for John Prescott statue shut down by Lib Dem councillors
At July's Hull City Council's full council meeting held on Thursday, July 17, a motion calling for the former Deputy Prime ...
Keir Starmer says he will not be ‘deflected’ from plans by repeat rebel MPs
Sir Keir Starmer said he would not be “deflected” by Labour rebels after he stripped the whip from several MPs. The Prime ...
Lowering the vote to 16 won't save Labour from Reform
When the news broke that the government would be lowering the voting age to 16 before the next general election, my first ...
Voter ID won't be scrapped, minister says
When the Conservatives brought in the controversial change to the electoral system which forced people to bring photo ID to polling stations in order to vote, Labour opposed the measure. Sir Keir ...
London mayor criticises UK restrictions on international university students
The previous Conservative government also imposed restrictions on international students last year, barring most of them from bringing their family members to the UK. Khan said he would seek dialogue ...