Jeremy Corbyn attacked Boris Johnson for wanting a trade deal with the USA, which he said would take seven years to negotiate. The year is 2019. During the debate Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clashed about whether or not the NHS would be on the table in post-Brexit trade negotiations with the USA. Faith, a student nurse in the audience, asked how each leader would deal with a shortage of NHS nurses. In his first speech as Prime Minister earlier this year Boris Johnson announced that 20 hospitals would be receiving upgrades and two weeks later published a full list of these hospitals in England and some details about the spending (which wasnt quite what it initially seemed). Full Fact fights for good, reliable information in the media, online, and in politics. Mr Johnson hit back by saying he found a curiosity to be lectured by a man who has campaigned all his life for the break up of the UK and actually supported the IRA and their violent campaign.. 38% Boris Johnson, 48% Jeremy Corbyn, 14% Don't know. Our weekly culture newsletter from books and art to pop culture and memes sent every Friday. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn last night faced off in the first live TV clash of the general election. He has been an incompetent leader of Her Majestys Opposition, who failed utterly to deal with a poisonous anti-Semitic strain within his party, while at the same time turning Labour away from its position as a modern, moderate movement that could reach out and attract centrist Tories a position it took Tony Blair and Gordon Brown many painstaking years to achieve. If our political culture is too populist and undervalues truthfulness and administrative grip, it is a culture he helped create. He added the UK could not have security "on the cheap", and so Labour would "back the police up" with an increase in officer numbers. Get Brexit Done was a forceful, active mission statement, which contrasted with Labours pathetic, passive and vague Its time For Real Change and spoke to deep public weariness with three years of (Conservative-led) failure to clear even the first hurdles of Brexit negotiations. The view of various officials inside No 10 was if we have the Prime Minister chairing Cobra meetings and he just tells everyone its swine flu, dont worry about it, Im going to get Chris Whitty to inject me live on TV so everyone realises its nothing to be frightened of that would not help serious planning, he told MPs. Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville Roberts said the debate felt like a "shoddy end-of-term pantomime", and said both men displayed a "lack of honesty". Its correct that checks will have to take place on goods crossing from Great Britain into Northern Ireland, if Boris Johnsons withdrawal agreement is passed. You may also enjoy ourGlobal Rich Listfeature. In contrast, it was an act of political ruthlessness to make Johnson the Tory leader. Boris Johnson's first ratings as a new party leader are actually most similar to Jeremy Corbyn's, who received a score of 33% satisfied, 36% dissatisfied in September 2015. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clashed over Brexit in the final head-to-head debate before the 12 December election. Not from what we're hearing We're told Nadine Dorries' attack on Hunt on Monday - in which she accused him of being duplicitous - was directly authorised by Number 10." But none of them were critical. In a campaign where both parties have sought to repeatedly talk about their key themes, tonight did not diverge radically from the script. ", Boris Johnson calls Labour's NHS privatisation theory as 'pure Bermuda Triangle stuff' during the BBCs Prime Ministerial Debate, plan to bring in a four-day week in the NHS. Figures from NHS Improvement show there were just under 40,000 nursing vacancies in NHS trusts in England between January and March 2019. After two weeks of campaigning there has been relatively little movement in the polls, with some of Labours improvement accounted for by pollsters such as ICM returning to the market, whose figures show a smaller gap than those of YouGov. It's right to assume Nicola Sturgeon would ask for a second referendum on independence but Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out granting this in 2020, despite Mr Johnson repeatedly claiming he will. Mr Corbyn claimed the Prime Minister wanted a trade deal with the US which would take "seven years" to negotiate. It would be a surprise if anything Cummings said to MPs will do the Prime Minister very much immediate political harm. Corbyn wants a social and economic revolution in Britain; Johnsonone of his closest aides has quipped to a journalist friend of mine-is really offering Blairism, but a bit harder on crime. Mr Hancock added that people from Penzance to Middlesbrough want to get Brexit done. That doesnt mean a UK-US trade deal necessarily would take as long. The question, however, did not concern the moral failings and negative speech of Boris Johnson, but the issues surrounding Jeremy Corbyn. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images). What are Johnson and Corbyn promising you? As always you can unsubscribe at any time. He was really found out when he was asked about Brexit and he couldnt answer. Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, and Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, have gone head-to-head in the final live television debate before the UK votes on December 12. Both candidates were asked by an audience member if they would prioritise the safety of citizens over human rights. the same question at the tail end of the last couple of weeks, Billing herself as a future prime minister, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Gareth Southgate and even Vladimir Putin rated more highly. My conclusion is that there are very different explanations for how two people so obviously unsuited to high office became leaders of our two great political parties. Likewise, Mr Johnson is manifestly unsuited to the job of prime minister. A weekly round-up of some of the best articles featured in the most recent issue of the New Statesman, sent each Saturday. Mr Corbyn did, eventually, lead his party to electoral destruction. Their Conservative cousins yearned for a proper Brexit. During the live debate, Mr Corbyn said Labour would bring Brexit "to an. THE FACTS: The Labour leader has repeatedly accused Johnson of using Brexit to sell out the NHS and its workers to the US. We heard nothing from Jeremy Corbyn on Brexit. Responding to the performances of Mr Corbyn and Mr Johnson, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "That was utterly woeful. ", Mr Johnson added: "Under no circumstances will we sell it off to anybody in any kind of trade deal. However, Mr Johnson described that claim as "Bermuda Triangle stuff". Labour said a leaked document showed Mr Johnson's agreement would have a "devastating" impact on Northern Ireland. In September the party also announced that six hospitals in England have been given the money to upgrade their buildings within the next five years. To be fair, Cummings is a man of strong opinions; forcefully expressed (just ask Matt Hancock). We have a Bill waiting to go stuck because of a blockade in Parliament. Here's a concise guide to where the parties stand on key issues like Brexit, education and the NHS. WHAT HE SAID: " Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party, be in no doubt about it, in order to secure power and the keys to No10, are going to do a deal - and they probably already have done a deal - with Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP to form a Corbyn-Sturgeon coalition. The government has pledged 2.7bn for building work on six hospitals. But with the Tories continuing to lead in the polls overall, they are likely to be the happier with the outcome. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. "And so what he will do is walk out of a relationship with the EU into a relationship with nobody.". People know Boris Johnson is the man who will get Brexit done. WHAT HE SAID: "I have shelved a plan to cut Corporation Tax, that's already the lowest in Europe - he will whack it up to the highest in Europe.". Jeremy Corbyn also said that there had been a growth of extreme poverty in the country. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clashed over Brexit in the final head-to-head debate before the 12 December election. In the course of seven hoursof testimony, Cummings described Johnson as being unfit for the job, like a shopping trolley smashing from one side of the aisle to the other , distracted by his private life and personal finances, his perspective completely mad, his behaviour appalling. Jeremy Corbyn has announced his plans to resign as leader of the Labour party following the party's crushing defeat in the general election. Such vindication, however, is worth little on its own. (See 9.10pm.) Mr Johnson also came out fighting against Labours claims that he would sell off the NHS to US healthcare giants under a trans-Atlantic trade deal. The Conservative leader said a government run by him would "encourage nurses overseas to come" to the UK "by shortening the time for their visa applications" and by reintroducing bursaries for training. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn will go head to head in a leaders debate on ITV. Those who dislike the Prime Minister usually find it hard to grasp how someone so frivolous, absurd, dishonest and shallow could be taken seriously by so many voters. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. In September 2015 he became Leader of the Labour Party and subsequently Leader of the Opposition. Boris on Labour's . Mr Corbyn introduced the world to Richard Burgon, an mp whose hidden talents remained just that during a brief foray onto the front bench. And the Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesman Tom Brake said: "Tonight's debate was British politics at its worst. Johnson is amusing and he is recognizable. Mr Corbyn described the NHS as at "breaking point", adding that, under a Labour government, "40bn in total would go into the NHS in order to fund it properly". Mr Johnson said he had "a wonderful deal", and would use it to take the UK out of the EU on 31 January. While he has announced his resignation from the role of Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is believed to be worth 1.67 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. This is what they want. Two uninspiring men, both of them unsuited to be PM. In 2017 the UK had the eighth-highest income inequality in the EU. People across the country know what this election is about. THE final General Election TV debate was dominated by accusations of racism and anti-Semitism in the Conservative and Labour parties. He added the UK could not have security "on the cheap", and so Labour would "back the police up" with an increase in officer numbers. There are no deals that have been done and there will be no deals that are done.". We fact checked some of the key claims and major topics from the debate. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? THE FACTS: Corbyn got this one wrong as all 10 DUP MPs voted against Johnson's deal. In the 2017 general election Mr Corbyn was expected to be steamrollered by Theresa May, Mr Johnsons predecessor as prime minister; instead the Conservatives lost their majority. The burden always falls most heavily on those on modest and low incomes. Austerity politics have hollowed out society and left half of children living in poverty in some areas of the country. But gini is not the only measure for income inequality and not perfect. Your browser does not support the