<p data-async="">On Jul. 17, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;announced&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c93kkg37n3kt&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c93kkg37n3kt" target="_blank">announced</a> that his government would allow 16-year-olds to vote in the United Kingdom’s next general election.</p>

Giving 16-year-olds the vote is not about empowering youth. It’s just plain old politics{ai:summary}<p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that 16-year-olds will be allowed to vote in the next general election in the United Kingdom. This decision marks a significant change in voting age policy. #politics</p>

Daniel Manandhar: I’m 17. I shouldn’t be allowed to vote

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