The event was staged by Catch21 Productions last night, as part of its online political programme for young people, Uni-Q. It was filmed at the University of London Union in front of a studio audience of students and young people, who were invited to pose questions and join in the debate.
Wes Streeting, the outgoing president of the National Union of Students, represented Labour Students. His opposite numbers were Michael Rock, chairman of Future Conservatives, and Alan Belmore, chair of Liberal Youth.
Belmore said that he wants to see radical change in government, "not just tinkering around the edges". "The Labour government has spent eight times as much on putting people in prison than it has on helping young people work in their communities, and that shocks me," he added.
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