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Israel National News6h
UK lawmaker re-suspended by Labour over antisemitic comments
Diane Abbott, the UK's longest-serving Black female MP, re-suspended by the Labour Party following her reaffirmation of ...
The New York Sun19h
U.K.’s Labour Party Looks To Shore Up its Dwindling Electoral Odds by Lowering Voting Age to 16
The leader of the opposition Reform party, Nigel Farage, is calling the plan an ‘attempt to rig the political system.’ ...
Anadolu Agency1h
UK’s first Black female MP suspended again as Labour cracks down on dissent
Diane Abbott’s removal deepens tensions within Labour’s left flank, with allies viewing it as part of broader purge of ...
What would it take for a new British leftwing party to succeed?
One recent poll on support for a hypothetical Corbyn-led party – which we should take with some salt – found that its 10% ...
What happened the last time a Labour government opted to lower the voting age?
There are parallels between the political conditions which faced Harold Wilson and Sir Keir Starmer’s current challenges.
Voices: Are suspended Labour MPs undisciplined? Readers have their say
Our community was sharply divided on the suspensions. While some defended Keir Starmer’s need for party discipline in ...
Opinion
Labour giving under-18s right to vote is profoundly wrong and the reason is really simple
WHEN polling day dawns at the next general election, some 1.6million new voters will have been added to the electoral rolls. Hundreds of thousands of bright-eyed 16 and 17-year-olds will be ...
Belfast News Letter15h
Labour position ‘hopelessly confused’ on giving vote to 16-year-olds
Paul Holmes asked in the Commons why the Government plans to lower the voting age while 16 and 17-year-olds are not allowed ...