Teenagers Working Should Be Allowed To Vote

Labour party leader while responding to Saturday commitment has said anyone paying tax should “have a say” in how their money is spent as he was questioned.

However, Sir Keir Starmer has said people old enough to work should be allowed to vote as he confirmed a Labour government would include sixteen and seventeen-year-olds of age.

Sir Keir said: “Yes, I want to see both 16 and 17-year-olds. 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.”

It comes after the Times reported a change to the voting age would likely appear in the King’s Speech if Labour wins on July 4, though there is no firm indication of how quickly the policy would be implemented.

“I would be extremely surprised if it wasn’t in the King’s Speech,” a source told the paper, describing the legislation needed as “extremely straightforward”.

Sir Keir continued his campaign on Saturday on familiar ground at Marston Road, the stadium of Stafford Rangers, where he repeated Labour’s message that it would offer “economic stability” amid a persistently high cost of living.

It is the second lower league football club visited by the die-hard Arsenal fan, who kicked off his pitch to voters at Gillingham FC earlier in the week.