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 United Kingdom could become one of the first European countries to lower the voting age to 16 in all national elections, in what the government is calling a landmark effort to “future-proof” its ...

Two extraordinary things happened in Downham Market at the general election last year. One is that Liz Truss lost the seat of South West Norfolk, the first former prime minister to be ousted since ...