to the west midlands.
michael gove and dame
andrea leadsom have
added their names to a list of more
than 100 mps who say
they won't contest their seats
at the general election.
the announcements came
as the parliamentary session
was officially closed last night —
allowing full scale
campaigning to get under way.
let's cross to the newsroom
and speak to our political
correspondent, jack fenwick.
jack, good to see you. let's start
with the announcement by labour
leader keir starmer on voting age.
yes, this is something keir starmer
said labour wants to do and is aware
has been labour policy for a while
now but while we're into election
campaign now, we don't know what
will make into their manifesto but
now he has signalled this move
towards giving rise to 16—year—olds
are something he wants to happen as
he has seen happen in other nations
and clearly thinks it's a good idea.