Name: Kishan Patel

Position: MYP

Constituency: Newham

Which political issues are you most passionate about?

My main political issues are anything to do with a young person, because I’m young myself and there are some issues that might affect me.

What do you feel is the biggest issue for young people in your constituency?

I feel that crime is the biggest issue in my constituency despite we are hosting the Olympics in a few years time. I feel this is down to deprivation and respect. People will stab each other just to be respected.

What do you hope to achieve during your term of office?

I hopefully want to send Newham ideas to issues and my ideas to issues, however I want to learn new issues that I could take back to Newham and discuss possibilities.

What is your future career ambition?

I still don’t have a fixed path for the future and this is down to me to try and learn something new and develop varied skills.

Which public figure do you most admire and why?

My idol is Mahatma Ghandi. He never gave up whenever losing badly. He was a person who never lost his cool. He will always be my special hero.

If there was one message you could send to the government, what would it be?

We know the times the young people are going through. We are to you today’s young politicians but in the future we will be running the UK.

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