Andrew Neil issues major warning to Keir Starmer over plan to give children vote | Politics | News
Andrew Neil warned Sir Keir Starmer that he could “be shock” on his plan to cut his voting age. Labor will vote for those who are 16 and 17 in the next general elections under the controversial proposals announced yesterday.
However, Neil claimed that young voters were more likely to flock to Nigel Farage’s reform England, Greens and Jeremy Corbyn’s new left wing party. Experienced publisher wrote in X: “Under the age of 18 is considered young enough to buy alcohol or lottery tickets, smoking, marry (in the UK), fighting in the army or sitting in juries. But now they can vote.
“Labour thinks that 16/17 years old will benefit from the voting.
Labour’s Manifesto decided to reduce the party to 16 in accordance with the Scottish and Galli elections for the Parliamentary elections.
The Prime Minister insisted that the change was “important” because the 16 -year -olds are old enough to work via tax and “payment”, so he should have the opportunity to say how they want their money to be spent.
However, a 500 16 and 17 -year -old survey conducted by Merlin strategy for ITV News said that they thought only tomorrow should be allowed to vote and that only 18% will certainly vote.
Reform British leader Nigel Farage said that younger voters are increasingly turned to more and more rebel party, even if they do not support lowering their voting age.
“This is an attempt to publish the political system, but we plan to give them a bad surprise.” He said.
Conservative Shadow Communities Minister Paul Holmes accused the government of “desperately confused” about the age of majority.
He said: “Why does this government think that a 16 -year -old child can vote, but the lottery ticket is not allowed to buy an alcoholic beverage, get married, go to war, and even stop in the elections they vote for?”
The Election Reform Association welcomed the movement, saying that it would önemli strengthening democracy ”and putting young people into the habit of voting.
