Cameron wins EU referendum vote in House of Lords

December 15, 2015 02:20

The UK government today narrowly won its bid to block opposition Labour to lower the voting age to 16 for the planned referendum on the UK's membership of the EU in 2017.

The House of Lords rejected the key amendment, challenging government figures on the cost of registering younger voters, by 263 votes to 246. The government had overturned a previous change to the EU Referendum Bill, seeking to lower the voting age to 16, saying it would cost 6 million pounds.

Its victory marks the end of the UK parliamentary row over the legislation. British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed the news in a tweet, saying: "A key manifesto commitment delivered as the EU Referendum Bill clears Parliament. Voters will have an in/out choice before the end of 2017."

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