Michael Gove sends Starmer furious letter attacking plot to 'undermine' Brexit

has accused Sir of making an attempt to "undermine" Brexit in a letter to the Labour chief.

The Cupboard minister wrote to Sir Keir after it emerged he's contemplating if he takes energy on the subsequent common election.

In his letter, seen by the Each day Mail, Mr Gove challenged the Labour chief on if he was making an attempt to "rig" future ballots by handing the vote to settled migrants and 16 and 17-year-olds.

The Levelling Up Secretary additionally requested if Sir Keir had U-turned on latest feedback that maturity ought to start at 18 in the case of altering gender.

Mr Gove mentioned: "Why do you assume it is proper to downgrade the final word privilege of British citizenship – the fitting to vote in a common election?

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Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir admitted he's taking a look at increasing the franchise throughout an LBC phone-in (Picture: PA)

"What do you say to those that say that your strategy is designed to undermine – and 'rig' the voting system for nationwide elections and referendums?

"Is it nonetheless your view that the 'age of maturity usually' is eighteen, or is that this one other space the place you have got modified your strategy?"

Sir Keir yesterday in a transfer pollsters urged would profit his celebration.

He instructed LBC: “I've clearly knocked on quite a lot of doorways in the previous few years.

"And also you go door to door generally at common elections, and also you're met with somebody who says, 'Look, I am an EU citizen, I have been dwelling right here for 30 years, I am married to a Brit.

Michael Gove

Michael Gove has challenged Sir Keir over the proposals which could possibly be in Labour's subsequent manifesto (Picture: GETTY)

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“My children had been raised and introduced up right here, they're now working within the UK. I am even working in a number of group tasks, and so on. However I can not vote.'

"And I believe that that feels flawed, and one thing must be performed about it.”

Sir Keir mentioned it was a “honest level” when it was put to him that Britons dwelling in France, Italy and plenty of different EU nations wouldn't have voting rights.

He added: “It varies from nation to nation and that is a good level.

"However let's simply take somebody who's been right here for 30 years, has actually put down their roots right here, as I say, married to a Brit, their children to right here. That is their nation, that is the place they stay, that is the place they contribute.

"I believe it's totally onerous to say, effectively, it's best to actually be voting again in your nation of origin once you've been dwelling right here for 30 years. That simply would not cross the commonsense take a look at for me.”

Sir Keir additionally insisted permitting youngsters over the age of 16 to vote is "not such an outlandish concept".

Former Cupboard minister as "they do not assume they will win an election pretty".

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