The bill was launched at the Houses of Parliament on 4 June by MP Julie Morgan. She chaired a panel of speakers including MPs from the three main parties and a group of young people who argued in favour of votes at 16.
Responding to a young person's concern that his MP is not in favour of votes at 16, MP John Bercow said: " He is entitled to his view, but it does suffer from the disadvantage of being wrong."
National Youth Agency project officer Melody Hossaini said: "We have campaigned for the inclusion of 16- and 17-year-olds in democratic elections for a number of years. The bill is an opportunity to highlight the case for lowering the voting age in Parliament."
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