Failing British PM Starmer and His Labour Party Lower the Voting Age to 16 To Try To Perpetuate Themselves in Power

Starmer found new voters for his failing Labour party: teenagers.

Highly unpopular British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his train-wreck Labour government are moving to lower the voting age by two years to 16 in all UK elections.

This move will probably ensure an avalanche of youth votes to the leftists, thanks to the school system bias.

Reuters reported:

“’They’re old enough to go out to work, they’re old enough to pay taxes’, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told ITV News. ‘If you pay in, you should have the opportunity to say what you want your money spent on, which way the government should go’.”

This will still require parliamentary approval, but it is expected to pass due to Labour’s large majority.

Starmer’s sinking popularity puts him in second place in the polls behind Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party.

“A poll of 500 16 and 17-year-olds conducted by Merlin Strategy for ITV News showed 33% said they would vote Labour, 20% would vote Reform, 18% would vote Green, 12% Liberal Democrats and 10% Conservative.”

Reform UK’s Nigel Farage opposed lowering the voting age, because of a ‘left-wing bias in the educational establishment’. But he vowed to conquer these voters.

“’We’re going to get 16 and 17-year-olds to vote for us. You know why? Because, like me, they want to make Britain great again’, he said in a video posted on X.”

Giving 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote is an attempt to rig the political system.

If this goes ahead, Labour could be in for a shock. pic.twitter.com/CF9GYfRfFP

— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) July 17, 2025

The Telegraph reported:

“[Starmer] faced a furious backlash from Tory and Reform UK figures who claimed Sir Keir had only pressed ahead with the move in an attempt to boost Labour’s chances of re-election.

Labour continues to trail Reform in national opinion polls after suffering a post-election slump in popularity but a recent Merlin Strategy survey suggested Sir Keir’s party was ahead of its rivals amongst 16 and 17-year-olds.”

Sir James Cleverly, the former home secretary:

The cynicism is breathtaking.

Labour dropped it from the King’s speech after getting a big majority without it.

Now they’re tanking in the polls they announce it again. pic.twitter.com/RukxN2Ll2Y

— James Cleverly (@JamesCleverly) July 17, 2025

Read more:

New British Mega-Poll Sees Nigel Farage and His Reform UK Near an Expected Majority in Next General Election, While Unpopular PM Starmer Sinks to a New Record Low

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