Boy, 14, 'excited' to make Youth Parliament history

Cole has been selected to represent Guernsey at the UK Youth Parliament

A 14-year-old has made history by becoming the youngest person to be selected to represent Guernsey at the UK Youth Parliament.

Cole, from Guernsey, will attend the sitting in the House of Commons on behalf of the island, on Thursday.

He was selected after submitting a five-minute speech on 'Why funding youth work is essential'. The team in charge of selecting members for the parliament, said they were "blown away" by the teenager's talk.

"When I found out I had won this I was ecstatic and couldn't believe I am going to represent Guernsey at the House of Commons," Cole said.

"I am so excited to have won this opportunity. I applied for multiple reasons which include my interest in politics and law, and giving the youth of Guernsey a voice," he added.

Cole will deliver a two-minute speech at the dispatch box in the House of Commons in front of more than 300 people and the event will be broadcast live on Parliament TV.