#voting-age

#voting-age

If polls had shown that the young traditionally swing to the right, would Labour have espoused this? I don't know. Nigel Farage's claim that the young are turning to him is largely overblown, according to YouGov polling, with only 9% of 18 to 24-year-olds saying they would vote Reform no better than what Ukip achieved in 2015. However there is a gender gap, says More in Common, with boys nearly twice as likely to support parties on the right.

Children will need to be given democracy lessons in schools from the age of 11 to help prepare them to vote at age 16, the head of the UK elections watchdog has said. Democratic education will be rolled out to those aged 14 and over first, said Vijay Rangarajan, the chief executive of the Electoral Commission but added that this will need to be expanded to make sure young people are ready to cast their vote.

Rioting has erupted in Torre Pacheco, Spain, after alleged assaults on an elderly man led to far-right groups targeting immigrants. The unrest reflects rising tensions over immigration.

The British government plans to lower the voting age to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the next general election as part of reforms.