Starmer: Labour has no “settled policy” on EU citizens and 16-year-olds voting
Good morning. Labour is “looking at” allowing EU nationals to vote in national elections and granting votes to…
Votes at 16
A generational contract: the renewed case for votes at 16
From 2021, 16- and 17-year-olds will have the right to vote in Welsh Assembly elections, bringing the voting…
Cat Smith: Empower a new generation of women with votes at 16
Part of a LabourList series on International Women’s Day 2018. This year’s international women’s day feels even more…
George Osborne backs votes at 16 campaign
George Osborne, editor of the Evening Standard, has backed the campaign to lower the voting age to 16. The…
Cat Smith: Why four opposition parties will tomorrow back votes at 16
Lots of young people feel their future has been decided for them by another generation. This includes the…
Votes at 16 is a vital part of engaging young people in the EU referendum
On this day 87 years ago the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act came into law. It…
LabourList readers back an EU referendum and votes at 16
The majority of LabourList readers back the party’s new position on supporting EU referendum, and three-quarters say they…
LabourList Podcast – EU referendum and leadership contests
This week, the LabourList team discuss the deputy leader and Scottish leadership elections, Labour’s new position on an…
Labour call for 16-year-olds to be able to vote in EU referendum
One of Labour’s election promises was to give 16-year-olds the vote as early as 2016. Now, the party…
Labour is the only party committed to giving young people the opportunity to shape our country
On Monday Ed Miliband announced that a future Labour government will ensure all 16 and 17 year olds…
