"I want this parliament to give young people the feeling that they can speak and be listened to," says 18-year-old Raffell Warmington, who lives in a Centrepoint hostel in Deptford, south London.
He is not speaking about the Parliament voted in to run the country, but the parliament currently being set up by Centrepoint, the charity that provides support and accommodation for young people experiencing homelessness.
Kicked out of home by his stepfather at 16, Warmington is one of 800 young people living in Centrepoint hostels. He is helping the charity get as many young service users involved in the parliament as possible.
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