UK to lower voting age to 16 in major electoral reform | News

The move, following through on a campaign pledge, will give the UK one of the lowest national voting ages in the world.

The United Kingdom is to lower its voting age in general elections from 18 to 16, giving the country one of the lowest voting ages in the world in what the government says is a bid to “modernise our democracy”.

The centre-left Labour government announced the plans on Thursday, following through on a campaign pledge it made before coming to power last year. The move is…