Furious Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson demands to be included in ITV head-to-head election debate with Corbyn and Johnson – The Sun
LIBERAL Democrat leader Jo Swinson is furious she has not been included in the ITV head-to-head election debate with the Prime Minister and Jeremy Corbyn and is demanding to be invited.
Ms Swinson unleashed her anger on Twitter posting a link to her party's site which bared the phrase "Debate Her".
She posted the link with the caption: "Scared boys?"
On the Lib Dem's website, the party adds: "Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are running scared of debating the woman leader of the strongest party of Remain.
"If Jo is not included, it will be the first debate that will just include the leaders of Britain’s two biggest parties.
"The voters of this country deserve to hear from Jo Swinson on the debate stage, not just from two men who want to deliver Brexit."
The hashtag #debateher was trending on Twitter after her post, with more MPs questioning why the female leader was left out.
Chuka Umunna tweeted: "Excluding women from the #GE2019 leaders' debates is sexist, undemocratic and wrong. These two blokes don't spk for Britain, we aren't a 2 party country and the millions of people who want to #stopbrexit won't have a voice."
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage, or the SNP have not been invited to the debate either.
Last night, tele bosses confirmed Boris Johnson and Corbyn will be grilled live on ITV.
On November 19 with news presenter Julie Etchingham quizzing the leaders.
Initially, liberal MPs were left raging, and accused the two leaders of a “cosy establishment stitch-up”.
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Ed Davey raged: “Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are running scared.
“They appear determined to block the woman leader of the strongest party of Remain from the debate stage.”
The voters of this country deserve to hear from Jo Swinson on the debate stage, not just from two men who want to deliver Brexit
SNP boss Ian Blackford stormed: “Given that the SNP may well hold the balance of power in the next parliament, ITV’s proposed head-to-head debate is deeply misleading for audiences.
“If Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn think they are good enough to be Prime Minister, then they should be up to debating the SNP – and broadcasters should not let them hide from that challenge.”
Boris said he was raring to go on the telly to make his case to the nation.
He tweeted: “Looking forward to making the positive case to the country that we should get Brexit done and deliver on the people’s priorities – our NHS, schools, tackling crime and the cost of living.”
Corbyn said that when it comes down to it, the snap election will be a stark choice between the two leaders.
He said: “This is a once in a generation election. So it’s welcome that Boris Johnson has accepted our challenge of a head to head TV debate.”
The latest announcement of a televised clash came a day after Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson wrote to broadcasters demanding they “rise to the challenge of Boris Johnson’s lies” during the campaign.
Initially ITV bosses hoped to hold a secodna debate that would include all party leaders, Liberal Democrats, the Brexit Party, the SNP, the Greens, Plaid Cymru alongside the two big parties.
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