Youth politics is blossoming. While less than 40 per cent of adults in the UK were expected to vote in the European elections on 4 June, 59 per cent of young people cast their ballots in the young mayoral poll in North Tyneside in April, and UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) elections regularly post turnouts of more than 45 per cent.
But tensions between the Young Mayors scheme and the more established UKYP bubbled to the surface in April when the government unexpectedly announced £2m for 20 new young mayors. "Young mayors are a way of giving real power to young people," said Communities Secretary Hazel Blears.
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