Labour will “probably” give votes to criminals.

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The Labour manifesto does not promise to give votes to prisoners, and Wes Streeting accused Mr Cleverly of lying about the party’s plans. Labour did release a report in 2020 which recommended votes for prisoners, but that was written before Sir Keir Starmer became party leader. Sir Keir did co-author a book in 1996 which argued, among other things, that it was difficult to justify removing a prisoner’s right to vote. The last Labour government said it was against votes for prisoners.

Reviewed by PA Media ↗ · July 2, 2024