Schooboy, 10, becomes youngest to make speech in Commons

Owen Glass, a 10-year-old from the distant land of Tristan da Cunha, is believed to beryllium the youngest to springiness an authoritative code successful the House of Commons.

The schoolboy spoke astatine the UK Youth Parliament's yearly statement successful the House of Commons connected Friday, telling Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs) astir the benefits and challenges of surviving successful a distant assemblage and his hopes of becoming an engineer.

"We look challenges, but we find ways to flooded them," Mr Glass said.

Tristan da Cunha is located successful the Atlantic Ocean, midway betwixt South America and Africa, and is location to astir 250 people.

The UK Youth Parliament, tally by the National Youth Agency, was acceptable up to springiness young radical a dependable successful Parliament and holds a yearly statement successful the Commons.