Over three quarters of young Brits demand equal voting rights across the UK
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
by Rhammel Afflick
As May’s local elections fast approach, young people and campaigners are calling for an end to the voting postcode lottery in the UK. Currently, the voting age is 16 for local elections in Scotland and Wales, but 18 for England and Northern Ireland. This means that over 1.5million 16-and-17-year-olds in the UK do not have
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