Votes for 16 and 17 year-olds will be a disaster for the Right. The evidence suggests that 75% of them will vote for Left-wing parties at the next election – versus only about 25% who will vote for Right-wing parties.
Keir Starmer is to give children the vote as he lowers the voting age to 16 at the next General Election, despite claims that it's "rigging" the result and half of teens themselves opposing the move.
Keir Starmer's bid to give 16 year-olds the vote is not going down well with the public according to a new poll.
Rishi Sunak's big new policy is "If you can vote, you should fight”, whereas Keir Starmer's is "If you can fight, you should vote". But is either what the country needs? asks James Alexander.
