Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed that Labour is 'looking at' lowering the voting age to 16 and allowing EU nationals who have settled in the UK to vote in general elections.
He pointed out EU nationals can already vote in local elections and Commonwealth citizens can vote in generals.Sir Keir said:"Let's take someone who has been here for 30 years, has literally put down their roots here, is married to a Brit and has kids here.
Sir Keir backed"full voting rights for EU nationals" during the Labour leadership campaign in 2020, while letting 16 and 17-year-olds vote was in the party's 2019 manifesto. Tory party chairman Greg Hands said that"no other EU country allows EU citizens who are not their nationals to vote in parliamentary elections".
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