A manifesto published by the youth organisation ahead of next week's general election states that given that the result of the referendum on Britain's future membership of the European Union (EU) will impact young people's futures, they must be "meaningfully engaged" in forthcoming Brexit negotiations.
"We believe that young people are an important stakeholder in decision making," the manifesto states.
"We want the government to do more to recognise this and should ensure that young people are meaningfully engaged in shaping what the UK will look like when we exit the EU."
In June last year, following the referendum vote, chiefs of six leading youth sector organisations including the National Youth Agency, UK Youth and Girlguiding made a similar call for politicians and policymakers to listen to young people's views.
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