MPs to debate bill to reduce voting age to 16

Labour MP’s private member’s bill has cross-party support, with one backer saying young people about to be hit by Brexit should get a say over their future16- and 17-year olds: do you think the voting age should be reduced? MPs are to debate a bill aiming to reduce the voting age to 16, with the cross-party supporters of the measure arguing it is a long-overdue idea which would boost involvement in politics.The proposal is a private member’s bill, introduced by Labour MP Jim Mc