How do Starmer, Farage and now Corbyn convince teenagers to vote for them?

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The next general election presents a new challenge to the party leaders in Westminster – how to convince a new cohort of teenage voters that they should lead the country. With the voting age set to fall to 16, Harriette Boucher speaks to election strategists about what Britain’s political leaders need to do to harness the youth vote

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How do Starmer, Farage and now Corbyn convince teenagers to vote for them?

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