LONDON Euro-MP Jean Lambert has joined forces with the only female
candidate to be the next President of the European Commission – German Green MEP
Ska Keller – to call for the abolition of all university and college tuition
fees.
Ms Lambert and Ms Keller – speaking in London after a YouGov poll
revealed that only 41% of 17-21 year olds are planning to vote in the upcoming
elections – were being hosted by the youth-wing of the Green Party of England
and Wales, as it launched its manifesto ahead of next week's election to the
European Parliament.
Ska Keller, now 32, was one of the youngest MEPs to be elected to
the European Parliament in 2009.
Ms Lambert,
who is a member of the European
Parliament's cross-party Intergroup on Youth Issues, said: "Across the UK young people are
really feeling the squeeze, and they're fed up with politicians turning their
backs on them.
“I'm here with Ska
today to try to demonstrate that some politicians do care, and are calling for
policies deigned to improve the lives of younger people.
“I hope everyone
will vote next Thursday, and have their say on the future of Europe."
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