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Originally Posted by Mr K
He might you know.... The deal might already be done as long as he winds up the Brexit party. They should both get knighthoods for service to themselves....
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Nah, Farage is just not smart enough to be an ambassador ..
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Well I never ...
EXCL Tories branded ‘hypocrites’ for letting under-18s pick next PM but blocking votes at 16
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The Conservatives offers membership to people aged under 23 for just £5 a year - with "full voting rights" given to any members aged 15 or over.
a cross-party bill to lower the UK voting age foundered in the Commons in 2017 after Tory MPs were accused of talking it out, and successive Prime Ministers have spoken out against change.
In the same year, Theresa May said: "You have to pick a point at which you think it is right for the voting age to be. I continue to think it is right for it to be 18."
The Conservative Party did not respond to a request for comment.
But party's most recent membership forms state that members aged 15 or above "qualify for full voting rights".
And a string of local Tory websites say that there is "no upper or lower age limit on membership, although children under the age of 15 cannot be enrolled as full voting members".
Jeremy Hunt's campaign meanwhile published a video earlier this month featuring a 17 year-old Conservative member who said he had cast his vote in the leadership race to "battle that stereotype that our age group are uninformed".
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In case you think this is all made up, here's the Rutland and Melton Conservatives:
https://www.rutlandmeltonconservativ...e-party-member
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Any person living in the United Kingdom is eligible to join the Conservative Party. Applicants are not required to be registered voters or UK nationals. There is no upper or lower age limit on membership, although children under the age of 15 cannot be enrolled as full voting members.
We must capitalise on this current resurgence, and strive for a larger, stronger and co-ordinated membership.
The principal benefit of membership of the Conservative Party is the right to participate. Paid up members of the Conservative Party have the following rights:
• A vote in the selection of candidates for Westminster and Europe
• A vote in the election of Constituency Association Officers
• One member, one vote in the election of the Leader of the Party
• Representation on the governing board of the Party
• The opportunity to attend Party Conference
• Access to an Ethics and Integrity Committee to ensure high standards
• Social & Political events throughout the year
• Decisions on key policy ideas for the next General Election
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