The House of Lords has backed giving 16 and 17-year olds the right to vote in the UK’s referendum on EU membership.
Peers, mostly from the opposition Labour and Liberal parties, backed the decision by 293 against 211 on Wednesday (18 November).
With surveys indicating that young people are more EU-friendly, the move was welcomed by politicians hostile to a British EU exit.
Hilary Benn, Labour’s shadow foreign minister, told the BBC: “Young adults should be able to have the...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.