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Following the success of Dermot O'Leary's First-Time Voters Question Time, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three has commissioned another edition along with four further programmes, with Dermot quizzing the key political leaders.

Dermot Meets... will see the presenter putting a range of questions submitted by first-time voters to Gordon Brown MP, David Cameron MP and Nick Clegg MP.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three will also broadcast interviews with Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party.

Dermot O'Leary said he is keen to ask the questions relevant to first-time voters: "If young people really are to get politics, then politics must really understand young people.

"I want to get to the bottom of their policies and ideas on behalf of the millions of first time voters in this country."

Viewers can submit their questions via the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News website.

The programme continues Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three's commitment to bringing political coverage to the 16 to 34-year-old audience and they will transmit during the next two weeks.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three Controller, Danny Cohen, said: "Young voters could be crucial to the outcome of the 2010 General Election. We hope that these programmes on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three will give young people a unique opportunity to hear directly from party leaders on the issues that they care about most."

Mentorn Media's executive producer, Steve Anderson, said: "There was a huge response to the First Time Voters Question Time that Mentorn Media produced with Dermot for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three. We are delighted another edition has been commissioned, along with the series of one-to-one interviews."

Notes to Editors

Any use of the above information must credit Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three's Dermot Meets… programme.

Transmission details for Dermot Meets... are as follows:

David Cameron – Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three on Wednesday 21 April 2010 at 8pm
Nick Clegg – Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three on Wednesday 21 April 2010 at 8.30pm
Gordon Brown – Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three on Wednesday 28 April 2010 at 8pm.

Interviews with Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party will broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three on Wednesday 28 April 2010 at 8.30pm.

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