Teen Alex Ellis-Roswell's bid to be UK's youngest councillor
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by Tom
Sheldrick and Gerry Warren
A 16-year-old boy is attempting to become the country's youngest
local councillor.
Alex Ellis-Roswell plans to stand for the North Nailbourne seat
in local elections in Canterbury in 2011. He has promised to ensure
he is paid the minimum wage if successfully elected.
Alex - who will be 18 years and six weeks old when the elections
take place - will be representing the little-known Libertarian
Party. He recently quit the UK Independence Party over its
proposal to ban women from wearing the burkha.
Alex, who lives with his parents in Riverside Close, Bridge,
plans to challenge local Tory councillor John Anderson for his
seat.
Audio: Alex Ellis-Roswell
argues why he should be taken seriously and why he wants to be on
the minimum wage
He said: "Canterbury needs redevelopment, to encourage tourism
and to help local residents. Canterbury's got one of the highest
populations of students in the country, and we definitely need a
vision towards that.
"The Libertarians is a brand new party, they've only been
around for two years. Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dem - they're all
promising change but they're not promising a change in
direction.
"That's what the Libertarian Party can offer. In the near future
they will be a strong voice for all Liberals in this country."
On his decision to leave UKIP, Alex added: "No government should
ever tell anyone, whoever they are, what they should wear or can't
wear. It's absolutely wrong."
Wednesday, February 03 2010
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