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Who we are

The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) enables young people to use their energy and passion to change the world for the better.

Run by young people for young people, UKYP provides opportunities for 11-18 year-olds to use their voice in creative ways to bring about social change.

How does UK Youth parliament work?

The UK Youth Parliament has 600 elected MYPs (Members of Youth Parliament) aged 11-18.

MYPs are elected in annual youth elections throughout the UK. Any young person aged 11-18 can stand or vote. In the past two years one million young people have voted in UK Youth Parliament elections.

Once elected MYPs organise events and projects, run campaigns and influence decision makers on the issues which matter most to young people. All MYPs meet once a year at the UK Youth Parliament Annual Sitting.

Our Campaigns

Each year thousands of young people help decide the UK Youth Parliament’s campaign priorities. Our current campaigns focus on reducing the cost of bus travel for young people, improving political education and abolishing university tuition fees. For more about our campaigns, click here.

What we believe in

The views of young people are represented in the UK Youth Parliament Manifesto, which contains statements on the issues MYPs think are most important. Click here to read our manifesto.

UK Youth Parliament is for everyone

There are lots of ways for young people everywhere to get involved with the UK Youth Parliament, from supporting our campaigns to debating in our online forums. Maybe you even want to become an MYP yourself! For full details on ways you can get involved, click here.

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