{"id":830775,"date":"2025-03-01T12:12:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/01\/still-want-to-lower-the-voting-age-sir-keir-mail-on-sunday-poll-reveals-a-third-of-16-and-17-year-olds-would-back-nigel-farages-reform-party-in-the-next-election\/"},"modified":"2025-03-01T12:12:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:12:45","slug":"still-want-to-lower-the-voting-age-sir-keir-mail-on-sunday-poll-reveals-a-third-of-16-and-17-year-olds-would-back-nigel-farages-reform-party-in-the-next-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/01\/still-want-to-lower-the-voting-age-sir-keir-mail-on-sunday-poll-reveals-a-third-of-16-and-17-year-olds-would-back-nigel-farages-reform-party-in-the-next-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Still want to lower the voting age Sir Keir? Mail on Sunday poll reveals a third of 16 and 17-year-olds would back Nigel Farage&#8217;s Reform party in the next election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<h2><span>EXCLUSIVE<\/span>Still want to lower the voting age Sir Keir? Mail on Sunday poll reveals a third of 16 and 17-year-olds would back Nigel Farage&#8217;s Reform party in the next election<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LISTEN: <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/alas-vine-and-hitchens-podcastDM!bl\">Trump, Zelensky, the rise of Europe\u2019s Far Right and what\u2019s next for NATO \u2013 listen to Alas Vine &#038; Hitchens wherever you get your podcasts.<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By GLEN OWEN POLITICAL EDITOR FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY <\/p>\n<p><span> <span>Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2025-02-15T22:01:25+0000\"> 17:01 EST, 15 February 2025 <\/time> <\/span> | <span> <span>Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2025-02-16T01:35:09+0000\"> 20:35 EST, 15 February 2025 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/labour\/index.html\" id=\"mol-3f158320-ebe4-11ef-89b8-434722310db3\">Labour<\/a>&#8216;s plans to lower the voting age to 16 would be a boost for <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/nigel_farage\/index.html\" id=\"mol-3f116470-ebe4-11ef-89b8-434722310db3\">Nigel Farage<\/a>&#8216;s Reform UK Party, according to an exclusive poll for The Mail on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>No 10&#8217;s plans to add 1.5 million 16- and 17-year-old voters to the electoral roll \u2013 expected to be included in a new Elections Bill later this year \u2013 were drawn up when support for Sir <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/keir-starmer\/index.html\" id=\"mol-3f0ef370-ebe4-11ef-89b8-434722310db3\">Keir Starmer<\/a> among the age group dwarfed that of his rivals.<\/p>\n<p>But the new survey indicates that the wider Farage surge since Labour took power has been particularly pronounced among teenagers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The poll was conducted by Find Out Now, who asked parents of 16- and 17-year-olds how their offspring were likely to vote. Its findings put Mr Farage&#8217;s party at 30 per cent \u2013 ahead of the 25 per cent Reform receives from the over-18s.<\/p>\n<p>Labour is level-pegging on 30 per cent, while the <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/conservatives\/index.html\" id=\"mol-3f161f60-ebe4-11ef-89b8-434722310db3\">Tories<\/a> are out of sight on 7 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>And when the 16- and 17-year-olds were asked if they thought that immigration was too high \u2013 a central plank of Mr Farage&#8217;s appeal \u2013 a total of 51 per cent agreed, while just 17 per cent disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>Last night Mr Farage told The Mail on Sunday: &#8216;Labour should be careful what they wish for.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Reform has used social media platforms such as <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/tiktok\/index.html\" id=\"mol-da061fc0-ebe4-11ef-89b8-434722310db3\">TikTok<\/a> and <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/instagram\/index.html\" id=\"mol-da031280-ebe4-11ef-89b8-434722310db3\">Instagram<\/a> to blitz younger voters with its messaging at a time when many under-20s have started to rebel against &#8216;<a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/woke-culture\/index.html\" id=\"mol-da06bc00-ebe4-11ef-89b8-434722310db3\">woke<\/a>&#8216; orthodoxies about <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/gender-ideology\/index.html\" id=\"mol-da024f30-ebe4-11ef-89b8-434722310db3\">gender<\/a>, migration and patriotism, as well as despairing about their chances of landing a secure job and a home of their own.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nearly a third of parents of 16 and 17-year-olds said their offspring would back Nigel Farage&#8217;s Reform party at the next election, a new poll has shown<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Labour and Reform were tied in the poll with 30 per cent of voters each, while 51 per cent agreed immigration is too high<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Sir Keir has been accused of trying to &#8216;rig&#8217; elections by extending the franchise, in what would be the first change to the UK-wide voting age since 1969<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Helping to explain the effectiveness of Reform&#8217;s strategy, three-quarters of parents said their child received information about politics and current affairs primarily from social media.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump&#8217;s return to the White House has also influenced the debate. His deputy, JD Vance, used an incendiary speech on Friday to accuse European governments, including Britain&#8217;s, of ignoring voter concerns on migration and free speech.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir has been accused of trying to &#8216;rig&#8217; elections by extending the franchise, which would mark the first change to the UK-wide voting age since 1969.<\/p>\n<p>Find Out Now surveyed 511 parents of children aged 16-17 on February 12.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Find Out Now is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot><\/p>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot><\/p><\/div>\n<p> Dion Mayoral<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14401817\/Still-want-lower-voting-age-Sir-Keir-Mail-Sunday-poll-reveals-16-17-year-olds-Nigel-Farages-Reform-party-election.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ito=1490&#038;ns_campaign=1490\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVEStill want to lower the voting age Sir Keir? 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