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Opinion: Lobby MPs on votes at 16 ahead of Commons debate this week

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Stephen Williams MP has recently brought forward a motion about extending the franchise to 16 and 17 year olds: this means that the House of Commons will debate the issue on 24th January. In 2005 his motion on the topic failed by just 8 votes. As such, it’s exceedingly important that as many MPs who support votes at 16 attend the debate and vote if possible.

Liberal Youth Scotland has been strongly pushing for votes at 16 for all referendums and elections this …

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  • User AvatarMike C 22nd May - 10:18am
    Rightly so and long overdue. Apart from the morality aspect,, if our government were to treat WOGS (foreigners Working On Government Service) as expendable and...
  • User AvatarRichard Boyd 22nd May - 10:03am
    Perhaps I am missing a point,, that UKIP has perhaps seen. They needed a good % at the County elections ( feeding off the national...
  • User AvatarDavid Evans 22nd May - 9:59am
    I think at this moment of near triumph, as liberals, we all need to consider why it is that some zealots want to disown people...
  • User AvatarFrank H Little 22nd May - 9:36am
    Joe, an in-out referendum would have been an opportunity to deflate the anti-EU campaign. I am convinced that only a small minority of those able...
  • User AvatarGiles Goodall 22nd May - 9:17am
    @Stuart: I don't think you can doubt the fact that Lib Dems have set the pace on this issue, as Dave says, and that's something...