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Labour may give 16- and 17-year-olds right to vote, says Keir Starmer

Party leader says if you can work, pay tax and serve in armed forces you should be able to vote

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Sixteen- and 17-year-olds could be given the right to vote if Labour wins the general election, Keir Starmer has confirmed.

“If you can work, if you can pay tax, if you can serve in your armed forces, then you ought to be able to vote,” the Labour leader said while campaigning at a football ground in the West Midlands.

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