16 and 17-year-olds now able to vote in next general election

One and a half million more young people could get the vote at the next general election under government plans to lower the voting age to include 16 and 17-year-olds.

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Ministers called it a landmark moment for democracy and the biggest expansion of voting rights for decades.

Producer: Jack Parkes
Camera/Editor: Ken McCallum

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