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Sophie Buchan

Edinburgh Make Me Prime Minister contestant's moving reason for taking part in show

Channel 4 aired the first episode in a new reality TV series that is sure to have us all hooked.

Airing on Tuesday night, Make Me Prime Minister', saw 12 ambitious candidates with strong views across the political spectrum take on campaign trial challenges.

Alongside the contestants were Alastair Campbell and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi who were judging their performances throughout.

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Potential politicians include viral sensation Jackie Weaver, yes that Jackie, to an ex-footballer and a TikTok star, each one battling it out for the position of PM.

This year however we have been blessed with a Scottish contestant with reality star, Kelly Given, coming from Edinburgh.

The 25-year-old is an equality, diversity and inclusion manager who is keen to get education back on track and sort out the system.

Taking to social media, the Edinburgh-born TV star said: "I did this for my community because I want us to be seen and heard from OUR perspective. We are so often silenced and spoken over, it’s time our story was told properly. 'I’m autistic' is just the beginning."

According to the Radio Times, the Fifer is a former Miss University Great Britain 2020 finalist and considers her political leanings to be "very much to the left". As well as speaking up about the struggles of being diagnosed, she is also passionate about disability rights, inclusion and equality after being diagnosed with autism and ADHD last year.

With a view to focus on housing security for everyone and to abolish homelessness with Housing First, the 25-year-old takes part in protests having felt that "protest is necessary for democracy".

Since the age of just 16, the manager has been campaigning for the SNP and was elected member of the Scottish Youth Parliament in 2018, being selected to be Nicola Sturgeon's official support at the end of the year celebration for Scotland's Year of Young People.

Speaking about the current issues many face, Kelly told the Radio Times, "I think we need to take a more proactive approach to wellbeing. One of the things I’ve noticed about Britain is that being miserable just has us all in a choke-hold.

"Nobody does anything about it. We don’t have to live like this. We could choose something better. So I’d definitely go down a wellbeing route, but I would like it to be based on neurodivergent inclusion – it’s a massive problem."

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