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What did the UK lower its voting age to?

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The UK has lowered its voting age from 18 to 16, bringing it in line with Scotland and Wales.

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UK lowers voting age from 18 to 16 in historic electoral reform

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  • The UK has lowered the voting age from 18 to 16, allowing more young people to vote. 5s
  • The change fulfills a Labour Party campaign pledge and aligns the UK with Scotland and Wales. 35s
  • Conservative critics question if 16 and 17 year olds are mature enough to vote. 41s
  • Specialists argue that young voters are capable of making informed decisions. 52s
  • The reform package includes changes to voter ID, postal voting, and political donation rules, and will be reviewed by parliament. 1m 24s
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UK lowers voting age from 18 to 16 in historic electoral reform
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France 24
16 hours ago
UK lowers voting age from 18 to 16 in historic electoral reform

The UK has lowered its voting age from 18 to 16.

UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform
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Al Jazeera
1 day ago
UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform

The Labour government announced it would deliver on a manifesto pledge to give the vote to 16 and 17 year olds.

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