Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Wolverhampton North East and Shadow Housing Minister, Emma Reynolds, attended a debate at Re-Entry in Heath Town on Wednesday morning. Re-Entry provides alternative education focussed around basic and life skills, support in managing and amending behaviour, development of social skills, 1 to 1 mentoring, and support on return to school, college or the workplace for young people. They work particularly with excluded pupils. Re-Entry has bases in New Park Village, Low Hill, Bilston and All Saints. Emma Reynolds answered questions about the election, her work as a Member of Parliament over the past 5 years and Labour policies.

Emma, who is seeking re-election as a Member of Parliament, said “I was delighted to get this opportunity to debate Labour policies with an audience of young people. Engaging young people in this election is vital. Even if they are not yet old enough to vote, it is important that students learn about how the result can affect their lives and decide what sort of country they want to live in. When people become interested in politics early on in life they become life-long voters.”

“Young people have suffered particularly heavily under this government, with the tripling of university tuition fees from £3,000 to £9,000, and big increases in the cost of living. The Labour party have a better plan for young people as we will raise the minimum wage to at least £8 per hour by 2019 and we will clamp-down on exploitative zero-hours contracts. We will also reduce tuition fees to £6,000.”