The move, following through on a campaign pledge, will give the UK one of the lowest national voting ages in the world.

Lowering the voting age across the UK means around 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote at the next general ...

In 1969, the voting age was lowered to 18. Today, five decades later, less than half that age bothers. The truth is the vast majority of young don’t give a toss about politics. Never have, never will.

London, Jul 17: The UK government on Thursday announced that it will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 years in time for the next general election expected in 2029, a manifesto commitment made by the ...

Welcome to Britain in the age of Generation Alpha: radical and unpredictable.

Before becoming Manchester’s mayor in 2017, Burnham spent 16 years as the MP for the local seat of Leigh. During that tenure, ...

The UK government is set to lower the voting age to 16 and introduce sweeping reforms to restore trust in democracy, from ...

In sweeping changes led by Angela Rayner, the government said it would tighten rules on foreign donations to political ...

Sir Keir Starmer's plans to lower the voting age to 16 has been branded a "desperate attempt" by Labour to try and stay in ...

Birmingham City Council have confirmed Unite's claim that the part time commissioners have to agree any bins deal ...

Labour will hand 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in the most sweeping electoral reform in more than half a century. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner confirmed the voting age expansion will ...

If passed, the proposed changes would bring the voting age to 16 across the whole of the UK and in line with Scotland and ...