Britain election

Britain to lower voting age to 16 in bid to increase democratic participation

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Britain to lower voting age to 16 in bid to increase democratic participation

Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national election as part of measures to increase democratic participation, the government announced Thursday (July 17, 2025). The centre-left Labour Party pledged before it was elected in July 2024 to lower the voting age for elections … Read more

Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping a D-Day ceremony to return to the election campaign trail

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Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping a D-Day ceremony to return to the election campaign trail

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks to visit the Imagination Childcare children’s centre during a Conservative general election campaign event in Swindon, Britain, June 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized Friday for leaving D-Day commemorations in France early to return to the election campaign trail — a decision slammed … Read more