Sir Keir Starmer 'planning to give millions of EU citizens the right to vote in general elections if Labour returns to power'.
Under manifesto plans, the Labour leader would reportedly launch a “package of proposals” which would include handing the vote to settled migrants and 16 and 17-year-olds.
Zelenskyy holds talks with Pope Francis in Rome as Italy pledges full support in Ukraine's fight against Russia Polling expert Prof Sir John Curtice said that young people and migrants were more likely to support Labour. Under the proposals, migrants living permanently and paying tax in the UK would have the right to cast their ballot in general elections for the first time.
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