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Majority of Teachers Feel Curriculum Not Equipped For Voting At 16, Poll Shows

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Majority of teachers feel curriculum not equipped for young people to vote at 16 .

Labour pledged to lower the voting age in all elections to 16 in its general election manifesto.

Leader of the House of Commons Lucy Powell said she hoped MPs would have their say in the next parliamentary session.

Government expected to publish interim findings from curriculum review in coming weeks .