`A BREATH of fresh air into the Harlow political scene is how 23-year-old, Emma Toal has been described.

The youngest councillor in Harlow, cllr Emma Toal, went to St Mark’s, a school that encourages political debate.

And Emma has graduated through school and sixth form, through Harlow Youth Council,through being a back bencher and is now a portfolio holder for youth and citizenship.

YH sat down with Emma after a busy cabinet meeting to discuss what she sees as the key issues in her portfolio.