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British politics has seen better days, hasn’t it?
Where once Brexit meant Brexit and no deal was better than a bad deal, now it’s hard to tell what’s going on. As prime minister Theresa May battles to save her Brexit deal, she’s made the unexpected move of “demanding” a live TV debate with opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn to defend her plans.
Naturally, given May’s nickname of “robo-May”, the move has raised some eyebrows, particularly seeing as Corbyn has generally faired well in television debates.
Twitter users have also pointed out the irony that May failed to attend live TV debates during the 2017 election campaign. Now though, she appears to have mysteriously changed her tune.
2017: Theresa May scuttles hither and thither to avoid debating Jeremy Corbyn during a General Election. 2018: WHY… https://t.co/aoIfkJXHw6— Ash Sarkar (@Ash Sarkar) 1543184444
Theresa May spent the entire general election chickening out of a debate with the Labour leader. Bring on a debate… https://t.co/vUlT4mI2pS— Owen Jones 🌹 (@Owen Jones 🌹) 1543188944
Bold move as Theresa May challenges Corbyn to TV debate with Amber Rudd. https://t.co/MdOm9TJx0y— David Schneider (@David Schneider) 1543185535
Theresa May calls for a live TV debate & immediately tells Amber Rudd to get ready, again! https://t.co/XyU05IHtiV— PeoplePower2024 (@PeoplePower2024) 1543205362
Given that Theresa May ducked a leader’s debate in 2017 election because she knew she was a bit hopeless, it’s curi… https://t.co/QTmsVbvtTk— John Crace (@John Crace) 1543187365
Responding to the alleged invitation, Corbyn has accepted the challenge.
BREAKING: Labour says Jeremy Corbyn would “relish” a head-to-head debate with Theresa May following @Telegraph spla… https://t.co/v3lCoiNvCA— Tom Rayner (@Tom Rayner) 1543186536
Others have pointed out the irony of the pair's confusing Brexit positions.
A Remainer pretending to support Leave debating a Leaver who pretended to support Remain. Politics as performance a… https://t.co/E6zmb6vDHH— Jo Maugham (@Jo Maugham) 1543185843
Though some feel that, despite tough talk on both sides, a debate is unlikely as neither leader considers Brexit their strong point.
Things that will never, ever happen: Jeremy Corbyn agreeing to debate Theresa May on a policy document.— Stephen Bush (@Stephen Bush) 1543184193
So will they or won't they? Only time will tell.
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