{"id":262572,"date":"2025-07-17T12:04:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/16-and-17-year-olds-are-being-given-the-right-to-vote\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T12:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:04:48","slug":"16-and-17-year-olds-are-being-given-the-right-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/16-and-17-year-olds-are-being-given-the-right-to-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"16 and 17-year-olds are being given the right to vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pVK6EjnxPj8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"16 and 17-year-olds are being given the right to vote\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pVK6EjnxPj8\" 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>The move was a key pledge in Labour&#8217;s manifesto, and will see 16 and 17-year-olds able to vote in all UK elections. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-starmer-small-boat-crossings-macron-state-visit-the-king-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#voting #polling #election #politics #skynews #uknews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: 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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