by Oliver Masley Over the last week, the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) has been splashed across headlines as the Government has announced that it will no longer fund it in its current form - but what actually is the UKYP? “The UKYP has existed since the turn of the millennium, as a platform for young people’s democratic voice to be heard on a national scale. In its current form, it is funded by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) and operated by the National You