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.
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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