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Lowering the voting age is a distraction
A Labour manifesto pledge to drop the voting age to 16 sidesteps the pressing issue of proportional representation and Britain’s democratic deficit, argues ALAN STORY
Voters queue outside St Andrews Church polling station in Balham, south London, before voting closes for the 2019 general election
ANDY McDONALD MP says Labour must show it is capable of delivering real improvements in people’s lives — bold action is required
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KILLING two birds with one stone is not an idea favoured by twitchers or ornithologists.
But it is a tactic that definitely appeals to handlers for political parties trying to shift an unhelpful narrative.
Those behind Labour Party leader Keir Starmer think he is onto a winner by promising that lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 will be included in the next Labour manifesto.
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