'If you can pay tax and serve in the armed forces, you ought to be able to vote': Labour set to grant vote to 16-year-olds in future elections

Summary

Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, plans to lower the voting age to 16 and 17-year-olds in future elections.
Starmer believes that if individuals can work, pay tax, and serve in the armed forces, they should be allowed to vote.
He emphasized Labour’s message of offering economic stability amid high living costs.
Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, met with local veterans in his North Yorkshire constituency of Richmond.

‘If you can pay tax and serve in the armed forces, you ought to be able to vote’: Labour set to grant vote to 16-year-olds in future elections