The Labour Party may give settled EU migrants full voting rights if it wins the next general election, party leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.
Starmer made the remarks in response to a report by The Sunday Telegraph, which said the opposition leader is prepared to allow settled migrants and 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in general elections.
Talking to LBC radio on Monday, the Labour leader said it “feels wrong” that people who have contributed to Britain’s economy and raised their children in the country are not allowed to cast a ballot.
He said: “If someone has been here say 10, 20, 30 years, contributing to this economy, part of our community, they ought to be able to vote….