Brexit has POLITICISED young voters who want better job opportunities, insists panellist
BREXIT has “politicised” the younger generation with some believing the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union will lead to better “job opportunities” in the future, according to a live panellist.
Labour councillor: Brexit has politicised young voters
Mete Coban, a Labour councillor, said young Brits wanted to talk about educational and job opportunities as well as the economy.
Speaking at a TRT World roundtable, the councillor for Stoke Newington said Brexit and the Scottish referendum had incentivised young people across the UK.
Mr Coban said: “We’re missing the big elephant in the room, which is Brexit.
“It has politicised a generation in the UK.
Mete Coban said Brexit had incentivised young voters
Brexit has politicised a generation and it was no surprise when you had the high youth turnout in the last election
“Just like the Scottish referendum politicised the youth in Scotland, that is what Brexit’s done.
“Young people want to talk about, as well as educational opportunities, the economy.
“Brexit has politicised a generation and it was no surprise when you had the high youth turnout in the last election because there’s just so many issues in this country that young people want to have a say in.”
Mr Coban, chief executive of youth-led movement My Life My Say, who is campaigning for a better Brexit for young people, added some young people he had spoken to felt Brexit was an “opportunity” for more “job opportunities” in the future.
However, Academics at the London School of Economics said young people had "deep concern" about the "negative impact" of last year's referendum vote.
The research was backed by the All Party Parliamentary Group on a Better Brexit for Young People, which works with My Life My Say and features Labour’s Stephen Kinnock and the Green party’s Caroline Lucas.
Their findings claimed young people were most concerned about losing out on opportunities following the vote as well as the impact on Britain's image as a tolerant, multicultural society.