We should talk to pupils about rights and our civic duties, says Claire Hanna

SDLP leader Claire Hanna

SDLP leader Claire Hanna

Claire Hanna is calling on schools across Northern Ireland to initiate a registration drive to ensure all pupils who will be 16 when the next Westminster election is held have a vote.

The SDLP is also urging the Department of Education and the Electoral Office to issue guidance to schools about the process following Keir Starmer’s decision to lower the voting age.