KEY POINTS
- Digital voter ID and automated registration planned
- Bank cards to be accepted at polling stations
- Clampdown on foreign political donations and shell companies
Sixteen and seventeen-year-olds across the United Kingdom will soon be able to vote in all elections, following sweeping electoral reforms unveiled by the government on Wednesday. The changes, outlined in a new strategy paper, represent one of the most significant transformations in British democratic history and aim to 'restore trust in politics' through the government's Plan for Change.
