Ex-Tory MP dubs Labour's proposed voting changes 'cynical and shallow'

'I think he should offer the franchise to three-year-olds, they're most likely to be gullible enough to vote for him'. Former Conservative MP David Mellor brands Labour's proposals on voting 'shallow and cynical'. AndrewCastle63

By Georgina Greer

The Labour Party has revealed it will "look at" making changes to the electoral franchise, including allowing settled migrants and sixteen and seventeen-year-olds to vote.former MP David Mellor said that the proposals were a tactic to win the next election, saying the Labour Party do "not care about anything else."

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