Sir Keir Starmer will give the vote to tens of millions of EU nationals if Labour wins the following common election.
Underneath manifesto plans for the most important growth of the franchise in nearly a century, the Labour chief would hand the vote to settled migrants and 16 and 17-year-olds.
However Sir Keir has been accused of attempting to "rig" the outcomes of a future election and paving the way in which for the UK to rejoin the EU.
A Conservative spokesman stated: "Permitting foreigners to vote is Sir Keir Starmer’s admission that he doesn’t belief the British folks.
"He's laying the groundwork for a referendum to rejoin the EU, one thing he campaigned so passionately for. And now he desires to rig the result."
A Labour spokesman stated: "Keir basically believes that in the event you work laborious and contribute to this nation, not solely must you be capable of get on, however it's truthful and proper that you just also needs to have a say in selections being made in your group."
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