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

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The UK's Labour Party has passed a landmark electoral reform, aligning with Scotland and Wales in lowering the voting age from 18 to 16. The change fulfills a key promise by the ruling party but garnered criticism from the Conservative Party.

Breakdown
  • 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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