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16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote in next general election, government plans [View all]
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Today, the UK government announced its plans to lower the voting age to 16 in time for the next general election.
It also pledged other changes to the electoral system, such as expanding forms of voter ID, moving towards automatic voter registration, and tightening rules on political donations to protect against foreign interference - you can read about these proposals in our previous post.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said young people who "pay in" to the system should have the opportunity to say what they want their money spent on.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c93kkg37n3kt
Today, the UK government announced its plans to lower the voting age to 16 in time for the next general election.
It also pledged other changes to the electoral system, such as expanding forms of voter ID, moving towards automatic voter registration, and tightening rules on political donations to protect against foreign interference - you can read about these proposals in our previous post.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said young people who "pay in" to the system should have the opportunity to say what they want their money spent on.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c93kkg37n3kt
This will bring the rest of the UK in line with changes that have been in place for Welsh elections since 2023, and Scottish elections for a decade.
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