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British PM and Labour leader spar over Brexit in first election debate

MANCHESTER: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn traded blows on Tuesday over Brexit and the health system as they vied for votes during the first ever head-to-head TV debate.

British PM and Labour leader spar over Brexit in first election debate

Boris Johnson. File photo



Manchester, November 20

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn traded blows on Tuesday over Brexit and the health system as they vied for votes during the first ever head-to-head TV debate.

The prime-time event, held in Manchester and broadcast on ITV, presented an opportunity for a potentially game-changing moment in an election campaign so far characterised as lacklustre.

But neither candidate appeared to land a knockout blow in the first of several planned televised debates, some also involving other smaller parties’ leaders, ahead of the December 12 poll.

Frontrunner Johnson, who took over as the leader of the ruling Conservatives in July, relentlessly tried to keep the focus on his plan to finally take the country out of the European Union, reiterating his campaign mantra to “get Brexit done”.

“We certainly will come out on January 31 as we have a deal that is oven-ready,” he said, also vowing to complete a future trading relationship with the bloc by 2021. AFP

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