Nigel Farage has taunted Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer after Reform UK hit the 100,000-member mark – suggesting his party’s dramatic surge in popularity among young people explained why Labour has shelved plans to give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote.
Labour has previously expressed support for the idea, arguing that it would empower young people and encourage democratic engagement from an earlier age.
However, they have since clarified that they will not introduce immediate legislation to implement this change – a fact seized upon by Clacton MP Mr Farage in a press conference this afternoon, during which he introduced new recruit and former Tory minister Andrea Jenkins.
He explained: “Milestone, though it is, this is but a fraction of what we’re actually capable of achieving. People want something different.
“There is one other number I want to point out to you, and that is my personal Tiktokaccount, which, last week, went through a million followers, and we …