Peterborough councillors aged 18 and 86 ‘study from one another’

Two metropolis politicians, who’re among the many youngest and oldest councillors in England, mentioned they hoped to study from one another and problem attitudes in politics.

Daisy Blakemore-Creedon, who is eighteen, was elected to the town council in Peterborough in May.

She joined 86-year-old fellow Labour councillor Dr Alan Dowson, who is without doubt one of the longest-serving metropolis politicians.

Three months into the job she mentioned she was “excited” to be a job mannequin to the subsequent era, whereas Dr Dowson mentioned she was serving to the town to “modernise”.

Ms Blakemore-Creedon attended her first political protest aged 12 and joined the Labour Party aged 14.

She was getting ready to sit down her A-levels when she was elected and believes her age provides her a “different perspective”.

“Getting more opportunities for children and breaking down barriers to those opportunities is very important to me,” she mentioned.

The councillor for Fletton and Woodston mentioned not all her buddies had been happy about it.

“Being a public figure means I can’t go out partying like a lot of 18-year-olds do because there’s a lot of responsibility and I have to represent the ward appropriately,” she mentioned.

She mentioned she had been labelled because the “baby” of the group and a few had questioned her expertise.

“I’m my own woman. I’m here in my own right. I grew up in a council house and I watched my mum use a food bank, all of those aspects mean I have knowledge of the world that other people might not have,” she added.

Ms Blakemore-Creedon want to see extra motion to guard ladies in politics.

“When I walk down a street I can’t campaign by myself, when a lot of male councillors can. It is just not safe for a young female to a campaign on her own.”

Dr Alan Dowson mentioned: “It’s fantastic. I’m learning from Daisy, and Daisy is learning a little bit from me.”

He was the primary councillor to insurgent towards sporting robes within the council chamber when he arrived in 1971.

“I hope we’ll have more progress. Peterborough needs to modernise and having Daisy I think we’ve gone a step in the right direction,” he added.

Ms Blakemore-Creedon is now taking a spot yr however hopes to check drugs sooner or later.

“The future has got a lot to bring and the more young people we get involved in politics it can make for a better society.”