WITH 50 days until the next General Election, the Welsh branch of the National Union of Students (NUS) is calling on political parties to make commitments to students and young people.
The union has claimed young people and students, who mostly voted Remain, want to see clear manifestos from parties representing their interests, not only around the UK’s exit from the EU, but for the full five years of the next UK Government.
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s intention to seek an early general election, NUS Wales president Fflur Elin said: “In recent years it has become increasingly difficult for students and young people to remain on the electoral register. The local elections in May, and the general election in June, both come at a time when students will either be going through exams, or leaving university at the end of term.
“That’s why we are urging students to register at their home addresses and their term-time address to ensure that they are able to vote wherever they are on June 8. Young people are often painted as being disengaged from politics, but we know this is not the case.”
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