British voters, like others in Europe, are abandoning the centre parties for challengers, such as Reform and the Greens. But ...

Public reaction to Jeremy Corbyn’s new left-wing party has been mixed, with many Independent readers more concerned about the UK’s electoral system than the party itself. While some welcomed the ...

The United Kingdom is lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national elections – a move which opposition figures decry as a way to sway the electorate to benefit the left. The U.K.

THE NEXT UK general election will see 16-year-olds able to vote for the first time, ministers have confirmed in wide-ranging plans to “modernise democracy”. In Northern Ireland, these plans cover ...