The speaker of Britains House of Commons rebuked "boorish" MPs for shouting down female lawmakers Wednesday after one raised the anniversary of womens suffrage, in clashes that also drew a sharp response from the prime minister.
Emily Thornberry, the deputy leader of the opposition Labour party, highlighted the upcoming centenary of women's right to vote in Britain to press the case for another seemingly radical reform, to lower the voting age from 18 to 16.