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Village near Greater Manchester has a 30-year-old baroness - thanks to Boris Johnson

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With its smart restaurants, upmarket boutiques and cocktail bars, it's got everything your average multi-millionaire footballer or well-heeled Cheshire housewife could possibly need.

And now Alderley Edge even has its own member of the House of Lords. Arise Baroness Charlotte Owen of Alderley Edge. The 30-year-old will formally take her seat in the upper chamber next week - becoming the youngest life peer in UK history.

Raised in the 'Knightsbridge of the North', Ms Owen's appointment was part of Boris Johnson's controversial resignation honours list.

The York University graduate served as a special advisor under Mr Johnson while he was Prime Minister - a role she retained under his successor Liz Truss. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. In total her parliamentary career spanned around five years, including a one month stint as intern to Hazel Grove MP William Wragg and a spell spent working as a senior parliamentary assistant to former Northern Powerhouse minister Sir Jake Berry.

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