{"id":8549,"date":"2018-11-20T17:29:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T17:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/?p=8549"},"modified":"2018-11-28T18:12:01","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T18:12:01","slug":"young-people-need-to-be-shouting-to-their-mps-on-brexit-urges-jean-on-international-childrens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeanlambertmep.org.uk\/2018\/11\/20\/young-people-need-to-be-shouting-to-their-mps-on-brexit-urges-jean-on-international-childrens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"“Young people need to be shouting to their MPs\u201d about Brexit urges Jean on International Children\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

20 November 2018<\/p>\n

On International Children\u2019s Day, 20 November, Jean Lambert MEP London’s Green MEP spoke to young people about the results of\u00a0Eurochild<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0UNICEF<\/a>\u2019s new survey on \u2018The Europe Kids Want\u2019 at the European Parliament. You can take look at their report here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The survey found that children and young people are most concerned about not being able to find a job (53.1%), the possibility of war or terrorist attacks (48.2%), and climate change (41.2%).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, two-thirds of those surveyed feel positive towards people from other countries.<\/p>\n

During the discussion, Jean explained:<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we need to do more to make sure that young people\u2019s voices are heard. Young people need to be shouting to their MPs and the Government to make the point that it\u2019s your future. A lot of those that voted to leave won\u2019t be around to see the full consequences of that. I think what we have done in terms of reducing the opportunities for young people is really shocking. Therefore, whatever is happening next, we need to be very clear that opportunities on education, travel and other connections are retained as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch the full discussion below.<\/p>\n