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- The UK government is considering ending funding for the UK Youth Parliament.
- The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has not pledged grants beyond March 2027.
- The programme received £453,000 of taxpayer money last year, part of £2.4 million spent 2017-2024.
- Conservative MP Jack Rankin says the body should rely on voluntary donations, not public funds.
- Labour MP Peter Swallow warns cutting funds would be short-sighted as a voting-age bill progresses.