I thank the Minister for giving way this time. I wish to object in that the Minister is very much misportraying the point I made in my remarks. The point I made is that it is a political decision to decide who gets to vote, and I was comparing 16-year-olds in the UK with someone who had lived outside the UK for 16 years. That was the point I raised, and I do not think it is at all inconsistent with those on my own party’s Front Bench.
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums
Proceeding contribution from
Cat Smith
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 31 January 2024.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Political Parties, Elections and Referendums.
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