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UK: Theresa May challenges opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn to a live TV debate
on the Brexit withdrawal bill.
- The parliamentary vote is due to take place on December 12. Our policy team
has informed us that May is looking for a prime time Sunday slot for the TV
debate, which would be the 2nd or the 9th.
- TV political debates between party leaders are quite rare in UK politics -
pre-election TV debates are a new innovation, and politicians have tended to
drag their feet. As such, this debate will be highly significant.
- Not only is May looking to consolidate support for the agreement (parliament
has so far panned it, business has been lukewarm and voters heavily divided),
but hoping that she can land a blow on Corbyn under the assumption that she
understands the technical details better than he does (I am still not sure
whether he has actually read the text, or just given the executive summary by
lawyer-turned-shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer).
- Corbyn will likely come unstuck on the technical details, but will deliver a
effective and vitriolic rebuke of May's negotiating strategy.

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