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Liberal Democrat candidate Chris Annous is the youngest candidate in this year s GLA election. Credit: PA/London Lib Dems/Newsquest The youngest candidate in the upcoming London Assembly election says “more young people need to get involved in politics”. Standing in the Greenwich and Lewisham constituency, Liberal Democrat candidate Chris Annous is just 22, making him the youngest candidate in this year’s election. The Oxford graduate, who studied alongside activist Malala Yousafzai, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that “sometimes you’ve got to be the change that you want to see” ahead of his bid to be elected to the London Assembly.
Liberal Democrat candidate Chris Annous is the youngest candidate in this year s GLA election. Credit: PA/London Lib Dems/Newsquest The youngest candidate in the upcoming London Assembly election says “more young people need to get involved in politics”. Standing in the Greenwich and Lewisham constituency, Liberal Democrat candidate Chris Annous is just 22, making him the youngest candidate in this year’s election. The Oxford graduate, who studied alongside activist Malala Yousafzai, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that “sometimes you’ve got to be the change that you want to see” ahead of his bid to be elected to the London Assembly.
Luisa Porritt: Scrapping Silvertown Tunnel a top priority newsshopper.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsshopper.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Luisa Porritt was joined by London Assembly candidates Rob Blackie (middle) and Chris Annous (right) near the proposed site of the Silvertown Tunnel today. Credit: Newsquest Luisa Porritt has said that scrapping the Silvertown Tunnel “has to be a top priority” to tackle poor air quality and the climate crisis. Speaking at a campaign event today, the Liberal Democrat candidate repeated her pledge to scrap what she has dubbed “Sadiq Khan’s dirty little secret” if elected on May 6. The project, which will cost around £2 billion, will connect the Greenwich peninsula to west Silvertown via a road tunnel under the Thames with the purpose of easing congestion from the Blackwall Tunnel.