BY SARAH TROTT AND ARCHIE ROWELL

WITH the EU referendum less than a month away, tensions are running high as to whether Britain will leave or remain in the European Union.

On Thursday the members of Youth Parliament from across the South West met in Bristol to discuss their campaigns for the coming months.

They ended the day with a House of Commons style debate on the EU.

We thought this was an excellent opportunity to find out what young people think about the future of Britain and the EU.

The Youth Parliament is an apolitical organisation, however members can express opinions on policy such as whether we should remain in the EU.

One 16-year-old boy said: "I want to stay in the EU. Not because I think it's perfect, but because it's reformable and the fact that we have such good relationships with our sister countries means we can protect our people's rights."

We then spoke to another 15-year-old boy who believes that the UK should leave the EU to relieve Britain of bureaucratic shackles and save the £9 billion we give the EU.

However one issue that most of the young people seemed to agree on was the fact that 16 to 17 year olds should be able to vote in the referendum.

Many cited that after the success of allowing 16 year olds the vote in the Scottish referendum it is unfair to exclude young people from a decision that will affect them for the rest of their lives.