Labour peers with the backing of Lib Dems tried to reinstate proposal in upper house after repeated rejection in the CommonsSixteen- and 17-year-olds will not be given the vote in the the planned EU referendum,after peers succumbed to a government demand and voted to reject an extension of the franchise.
The vote, by 263 to 246, or ends the risk of a serious constitutional battle between Commons and peers flaring up in the final week of parliament before Christmas,and also means the EU referendum bill will be on the statute book within days, clearing the path for David Cameron to stage the referendum next summer if he wishes to attain so.
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Source: theguardian.com