Young Greens yesterday called for a “young leaders” pre-election debate.

The move follows outrage at suggestions that Ukip leader Nigel Farage should be given a platform, despite the Eurosceptic party only recently winning a seat in Parliament.

Meanwhile, parties like the Greens and the SNP, which both have substantial support, were excluded from the proposals announced on Monday.

Young Greens co-chairwoman Siobhan MacMahon said: “The Greens have been unfairly excluded from that process, despite receiving over a million votes in the European elections and beating the Lib Dems into fourth place. Leaving out the Greens is an affront to democracy and a slap in the face to millions looking for a genuine political choice.”

The Young Greens’ proposal would feature representatives from the youth branches of each of the political parties with MPs in Westminster, and would focus predominantly on issues affecting people aged 30 and under. 

If TV broadcasters are reluctant to take on the idea, it is suggested that this could take place on radio or be live streamed over an internet platform such as YouTube or Google Hangouts.

Young Greens co-chairman Clifford Fleming pointed to the massive engagement of young people in the Scottish referendum as a reason for launching a Young Leaders debate. 

He said: “Politicians usually ignore the youth vote because we are less politically engaged, but the referendum proved that young people do care about politics when they can see the big difference it will make to their futures. 

“It’s time that we had a political debate that speaks directly to young people and reflects the issues that really matter to them.”