{"id":262628,"date":"2025-07-17T15:04:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T14:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/16-17-year-olds-to-get-the-vote-so-why-dont-half-want-it-what-you-need-to-know-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T15:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T14:04:50","slug":"16-17-year-olds-to-get-the-vote-so-why-dont-half-want-it-what-you-need-to-know-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/16-17-year-olds-to-get-the-vote-so-why-dont-half-want-it-what-you-need-to-know-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"16-17 year olds to get the vote &#8211; so why don&#8217;t half want it? | What You Need To Know | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dL8h88O0ypU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"16-17 year olds to get the vote - so why don't half want it? | What You Need To Know | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dL8h88O0ypU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The government has committed to giving 16 and 17 year olds the vote by the next general election.<\/p>\n<p>But exclusive ITV News polling shows that half say they do not agree with the policy. They were also polled on their top issues, favoured parties and democracy itself.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, we have spoken to some older voters with a surprising suggestion for another change to electoral law.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2025-07-16\/votes-at-16-half-of-16-and-17-year-olds-against-lowering-voting-age<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has committed to giving 16 and 17 year olds the vote by the next general election. 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