Colin Ross

Liberal Democrat Campaigner

 Colin Ross

Brown backs votes at 16 and is willing to talk about electoral reform

10.41.32am GMT Mon 27th Feb 2006

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Gordon Brown writing in today's Guardian has signalled his support for lowering the age of voting to 16 and has said Labour must be prepared to reopen the debate on electoral reform for the House of Commons. Brown will today be attending the launch of the Power Commission inquiry's report which looks at a whole of host of changes to the way politics is conducted in the UK.

The commission proposes a cap on individual party donations, a largely elected Lords and votes at 16. Brown says the commission's findings "open the way to renewed national debate".

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