ASPIRING politicians hoping to get a step on the ladder can start from next week.

Young people will make their choice of who will represent them in Parliament, as voting in the annual Redbridge Youth Election gets under way, from next Monday February 7.

Any young person aged 11-18 who lives or goes to a school or college in Redbridge, gets the chance to vote for two youth MPs and two deputies.

The winning candidates will represent the young people locally, at the Redbridge Youth Council, and nationally, as part of the UK Youth Parliament.

The voting will run until Thursday February 17.