{"id":262570,"date":"2025-07-17T12:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sixteen-and-17-year-olds-will-be-able-to-vote-in-next-general-election-skynews\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T12:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:04:47","slug":"sixteen-and-17-year-olds-will-be-able-to-vote-in-next-general-election-skynews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sixteen-and-17-year-olds-will-be-able-to-vote-in-next-general-election-skynews\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixteen and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in next general election #skynews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-lPvg670MhE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Sixteen and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in next general election #skynews\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-lPvg670MhE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in a general election for the first time, under new plans unveiled today.<\/p>\n<p>The government is proposing to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 in time for the next general election.<\/p>\n<p>#politicshub #politicsshorts #ukpolitics #uknews #elections #Votingage #voting #fyp <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in a general election for the first time, under new plans unveiled today. 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