Young people are not disengaged from politics but increasingly interested in understanding it.
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The Representation of the People Bill 2026 makes provision for 16-and 17-year olds to be able to vote.
Changing the law opens space for a wider conversation about where young people sit in British society.
Research shows that 16-year-olds are able to make reasoned political decisions.
The votes-at-16 story reveals a lot about how people actually consume politics.
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Chief Policy Fellow, University of Leeds
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Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Citizenship & Children's Rights Education, Middlesex University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Lincoln
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Professor of Politics Education, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Sciences, Nottingham Trent University