At the Children's Parliament Question Time, organised by charity 4Children, 70 young people aged 11 to 14 raised their concerns with a panel of MPs chaired by former Labour minister Fiona Mactaggart.
Bridget Prentice, MP for Lewisham, said she supported lowering the voting age to 16 but wanted more citizenship classes at school to help young people make informed voting choices.
Anne Longfield, chief executive of 4Children, said: "At a time when there is much talk of public disillusionment with politicians and politics it is great to involve young people in the political process."
A poll published by 4Children last week showed that 52 per cent of children and young people thought former Prime Minister Tony Blair had made the world a better place. His successor Gordon Brown won 27 per cent of the vote. In first place was God with 59 per cent.
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