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| Labour conference: Ed Miliband calls for votes at 16 | Labour conference: Ed Miliband calls for votes at 16 |
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| Labour leader Ed Miliband has called for the voting age at UK elections to be lowered to 16. | Labour leader Ed Miliband has called for the voting age at UK elections to be lowered to 16. |
| He announced the plan in his party conference speech in Brighton. | He announced the plan in his party conference speech in Brighton. |
| Giving the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds would make them "part of our democracy", Mr Miliband told activists. | Giving the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds would make them "part of our democracy", Mr Miliband told activists. |
| The Lib Dems promised the change in their 2010 manifesto and in Scotland, 16-year-olds will be able to vote in next year's independence referendum. | The Lib Dems promised the change in their 2010 manifesto and in Scotland, 16-year-olds will be able to vote in next year's independence referendum. |
| The Labour leader also announced policies to freeze energy prices and build homes. | The Labour leader also announced policies to freeze energy prices and build homes. |
| Attacking the Conservatives, he repeated the phrase, "We're Britain - we're better than this," or a similar alternative almost 20 times. | Attacking the Conservatives, he repeated the phrase, "We're Britain - we're better than this," or a similar alternative almost 20 times. |
| The comedian and prominent party supporter Eddie Izzard said: "I think fighting for women is great, the vote going down to 16 and 17-year-olds and fighting for people - the many not the few. I think that's the thing we always want to do." | The comedian and prominent party supporter Eddie Izzard said: "I think fighting for women is great, the vote going down to 16 and 17-year-olds and fighting for people - the many not the few. I think that's the thing we always want to do." |
| The move would affect more than 1.5 million teenagers in the UK. | |
| But the Conservatives accused the opposition leader of "student politics". | But the Conservatives accused the opposition leader of "student politics". |
| "Earlier this year the unions demanded he politicise the classroom, with votes for youngsters who are still at school," said party chair Grant Shapps. "Today Ed Miliband has caved in." | "Earlier this year the unions demanded he politicise the classroom, with votes for youngsters who are still at school," said party chair Grant Shapps. "Today Ed Miliband has caved in." |