20-year-old student, Mhairi Black to be the youngest UK MP in centuries
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A 20-year-old student has become Britain’s youngest lawmaker for centuries, defeating one of the country’s most senior politicians to do it.
Mhairi Black of the Scottish National Party defeated Labour’s Douglas Alexander in the seat of Paisley and Renfrewshire South. Alexander, 47, was the opposition Labour’s foreign policy spokesman.
A 20-year-old student has become Britain’s youngest lawmaker for centuries, defeating one of the country’s most senior politicians to do it.
Mhairi Black of the Scottish National Party defeated Labour’s Douglas Alexander in the seat of Paisley and Renfrewshire South. Alexander, 47, was the opposition Labour’s foreign policy spokesman.
In UK, people wishing to stand as an MP must be over 18 years of age and be a British citizen or citizen of a Commonwealth country or the Republic of Ireland.
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