Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Prince unifies party leaders in campaign to give youth a chance

The Prince of Wales views the tomb of Saint Haji Ali during a tour of the Haji Ali Mosque in Mumbai Photo: JOHN STILLWELL/PA By James Kirkup, Political Editor and Dean Nelson in Mumbai

6:00AM GMT 12 Nov 2013

The Prince of Wales has persuaded the leaders of the main political parties to make a rare show of unity over his work to support young people.

David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband will appear later this month at an event to highlight the Campaign for Youth Social Action (CYSA), which encourages youths to take part in charity and community work.

Aside from their recent joint appearance at the Remembrance Sunday service in London, the three leaders are rarely seen at the same event.

Government sources suggested that the youth event was the first time in this Parliament that Mr Cameron, Mr Clegg and Mr Miliband had addressed the same audience.

Their joint appearance at the youth event follows prolonged talks between the three parties. One person involved in the discussions said: “Getting all three of them together gives you some idea of how much pull he

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