Keir Starmer makes U-turn on promise to provide EU residents proper to vote | Politics | News | EUROtoday

Sir Keir Starmer has dominated out giving the vote to EU residents if he wins the final election in a U-turn on a earlier pledge.

He had known as for EU nationals to be given full voting rights within the UK in his 2020 Labour management camapign.

The proposal prompted accusations from that Tories that he was “laying the groundwork to drag the UK back into the EU by stealth”.

But requested immediately whether or not he may rule out votes for EU residents, Sir Keir replied: “Yes.”

Currently EU nationals who’re legally resident within the UK can vote in native and devolved elections however not common elections.

It comes because the Labour chief has stated he needs 16 and 17-year-olds to be given the vote.

Defending the transfer at a marketing campaign occasion in Lancing, West Sussex, he stated: “On the votes for 16 and 17-year-olds, I strongly believe if you can work as you can when you’re 16 and 17, if you can serve in our Armed Forces, if you pay your taxes as you do if you’re a 16 or 17-year-old, you have a right to say how those taxes are going to be used.”

But his feedback have prompted criticism from the Tories and Reform UK.

Tory deputy chairman Jonathan Gullis stated: “This is student union politics. Simple as that. It’s just the same old Labour.”

A Conservative supply added: “This is nothing more than a blatant attempt to stack future elections in Labour’s favour.

Reform UK leader Richard said: “They are nonetheless kids. By authorized definition. Obliged to be in training, not allowed to smoke or drink or combat within the army. It is absurd to assume they might be allowed to vote.”

The transfer would imply round 1.5 million kids can be given the suitable to vote within the largest change since 1969 when the age was lowered from 21 to 18.