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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 8 Dec 2014

    16-year-olds in UK would be allowed to vote under a Labour government, party says

    10:10 AM - 8 Dec 2014
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      2. Dalt Wisney‏ @2000Adi 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking but 16yr olds are mainly idiots

        5 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Stephen Latham‏ @stephen_latham 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @2000Adi

        @2000Adi @BBCBreaking At least they won't be like the 65+ group voting for UKIP corrupt imbeciles.

        2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      4. Dalt Wisney‏ @2000Adi 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @stephen_latham

        @stephen_latham @BBCBreaking fair

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      1. Tom Johnson‏ @t0mj0hns0n1 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: 16-year-olds in UK would be allowed to vote under a Labour government, party says” @The_ZacLing I bet you're loving life 😉

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      2. Nabila Abdul Fattah‏ @Nabila_AFR 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: 16-year-olds in UK would be allowed to vote under a Labour government, party says” Vad väntar ni på Sverige?!

        1 reply 4 retweets 1 like
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      2. Kal Singh ; Dhindsa‏ @KhalSir 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking So they'll have to take the day off School to vote then?

        5 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      3. JPMEvans6‏ @JPMEvans6 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @KhalSir

        @KhalSir @BBCBreaking polling stations open 7 a.m. till 10 p.m.. More of an excuse to not do homework!

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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      2. leecramb‏ @leec33679 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking make them decide their countries political future for the next half decade before they're able to buy a pint? No words.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Scott Struthers‏ @scottsas 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @leec33679

        @leec33679 @BBCBreaking having been given the vote they could then lobby to reduce the age at which to buy!!

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      4. leecramb‏ @leec33679 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @scottsas

        @scottsas haha why couldn't this have happened when I was 16 in that case!!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Scott Struthers‏ @scottsas 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @leec33679

        @leec33679 think it's arisen cos the age to vote on the Scottish referendum was 16

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      6. leecramb‏ @leec33679 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @scottsas

        @scottsas that's why it was so dangerously close to happening I suppose, young minds easily influenced

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      7. Scott Struthers‏ @scottsas 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @leec33679

        @leec33679 the younger age groups voted substantially for while the 65+ voted mainly against

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Georgia Jackson‏ @GeorgiaHJ1 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: 16-year-olds in UK would be allowed to vote under a Labour government” - come to @LeedsUniUnion on weds at 3 to hear more

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      1. Darko Bulat‏ @darkob 8 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking "Fabian society" moves along hoping that brainless would vote favorably for them and not for the conservatives. Wicked...

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      2. steve moore‏ @mahout13 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking most of them can't tie there own shoe laces.

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      3. Alexandre Afonso‏Verified account @alexandreafonso 8 Dec 2014
        Replying to @mahout13

        .@mahout13 @BBCBreaking Even worse: most of them don't even know the difference between "their" and "there".

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      1. Ángel Lamuño ❦‏ @AngelLamuno 8 Dec 2014
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        .@BBCBreaking Why not allow even little children to vote? (infant vote may be most difficult to implement, no discrimination intended)

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