British Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn agreed to a prime-time television debate on Brexit ahead of a crunch parliamentary vote as she struggles to win support for the deal agreed with the European Union.

May personally challenged her rival to take part in the head-to-head debate and said the format would need to be decided by broadcasters. Corbyn's team accepted the offer, prompting demands from other parties and anti-Brexit groups to insist one of their supporters be allowed to take part.

"I am going to be explaining why I think this deal is the right deal for the UK - and yes, I am ready to debate it with Jeremy Corbyn," May told the Sun newspaper. "Because I have got a plan. He hasn't got a plan."

Labour say they plan to oppose May's deal in parliament and that if they were to win power they would strike a trade deal with the EU focused on protecting jobs.

This would be the first time May has been willing to go up against the Labour leader in a live television debate after she refused to take part in any in the run-up to last year's general election.

After securing a deal with the European Union at the weekend, May has launched a nationwide campaign to drum up support for her agreement, although she was left embarrassed after US President Donald Trump said it sounded like a good deal for the European Union.

The odds look stacked against May winning parliamentary approval for her deal with criticism coming from all sides, including the Northern Irish party propping up her minority Conservative government.

Leaders' debates have become a fixture of British politics over the past decade, with months spent trying to agree on a debate format during the 2015 general election. Time pressure means political parties only have a matter of days to come to an arrangement this time.

May came in for heavy criticism during the 2017 snap general election for dodging direct TV debates with other party leaders and sending then interior minister Amber Rudd to take part instead.

She later justified her decision, saying it was more important to take questions directly from the voters.

The Brexit debate is expected to take place on Dec. 9, two days before lawmakers vote on whether to support her deal, in one of parliament's most important moments in decades.

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has demanded to be included in any debate as have leaders of Scottish and Welsh nationalist parties.

British Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn agreed to a prime-time television debate on Brexit ahead of a crunch parliamentary vote as she struggles to win support for the deal agreed with the European Union.

British Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn agreed to a prime-time television debate on Brexit ahead of a crunch parliamentary vote as she struggles to win support for the deal agreed with the European Union. May personally challenged her rival to take part in the head-to-head debate and said the format would need to be decided by broadcasters. Corbyn's team accepted the offer, prompting demands from other parties and anti-Brexit groups to insist one of their supporters be allowed to take part. "I am going to be explaining why I think this deal is the right deal for the UK - and yes, I am ready to debate it with Jeremy Corbyn," May told the Sun newspaper. "Because I have got a plan. He hasn't got a plan." Labour say they plan to oppose May's deal in parliament and that if they were to win power they would strike a trade deal with the EU focused on protecting jobs. This would be the first time May has been willing to go up against the Labour leader in a live television debate after she refused to take part in any in the run-up to last year's general election. After securing a deal with the European Union at the weekend, May has launched a nationwide campaign to drum up support for her agreement, although she was left embarrassed after US President Donald Trump said it sounded like a good deal for the European Union. The odds look stacked against May winning parliamentary approval for her deal with criticism coming from all sides, including the Northern Irish party propping up her minority Conservative government. Leaders' debates have become a fixture of British politics over the past decade, with months spent trying to agree on a debate format during the 2015 general election. Time pressure means political parties only have a matter of days to come to an arrangement this time. May came in for heavy criticism during the 2017 snap general election for dodging direct TV debates with other party leaders and sending then interior minister Amber Rudd to take part instead. She later justified her decision, saying it was more important to take questions directly from the voters. The Brexit debate is expected to take place on Dec. 9, two days before lawmakers vote on whether to support her deal, in one of parliament's most important moments in decades. Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has demanded to be included in any debate as have leaders of Scottish and Welsh nationalist parties.

UK PM Theresa May, opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn agree to TV debate over Brexit

Conservative Party member Theresa May said in an article published in The Times, London, on Thursday she was set to launch her campaign for the position of the leader of the Tory party and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 
 
&quot;Today I will launch my campaign to become the leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. And I do so for three clear reasons.&nbsp;First, following last week&rsquo;s referendum, our country needs strong, proven leadership to steer us through this period of economic and political uncertainty, and to negotiate the best possible terms as we leave the European Union,&quot; she wrote in the piece. 
 
Her article assumes significance in a scenario where former London mayor Boris Johnson&#39;s name was still doing the rounds as the front-runner for the Prime Minister&#39;s position following David Cameron&#39;s decision to step down. Johnson was one of the foremost &#39;Leave&quot; campaigners. 
 
Barely a few hours before the nominations for the leadership of the Tory party closed on Thursday, Johnson announced he was no longer in the race&nbsp;for Prime Ministership after Micheal Gove, justice minister, announced that he would no longer support his candidature. 
 
Now the contest is pitched between Gove and May who as the interior minister campaigned to remain in the EU. 
 
May pitched the Tories as the only solid option for UK &quot;with the labour party tearing itself to pieces&quot;. 
 
&quot;We need leadership that can unite our party and our country. With the Labour Party tearing itself to pieces, and divisive nationalists in Scotland and Wales, it is the patriotic duty of the Conservative Party to unite and govern in the best interests of the whole country,&quot; she wrote. 
 
&quot;We need a bold, new, positive vision for the future of our country &mdash; a vision of a country that works not for a privileged few but for everyone, regardless of who they are and regardless of where they&rsquo;re from.&quot; 
 
May went on to write about the hardships the poor and the marginalised faced in today&#39;s Britain. &quot;If you&rsquo;re born poor in today&rsquo;s Britain, you will die on average nine years earlier than others. If you&rsquo;re black, you&rsquo;re treated more harshly by the criminal justice system than if you&rsquo;re white. If you&rsquo;re a white, working-class boy, you&rsquo;re less likely than anybody else in Britain to go to university.&quot;&nbsp; 
 
May wrote she will be arguing in favour of a new and radical programme of social reform. This programme will include big changes to the way Britian thinks about its economy, its society and its democracy. She stressed that she was a believer in capitalism and free markets, but where capitalism was not helping to provide opportunity for all, she wanted to reform it. 
 
&quot;We need to think differently about the role of the state. Instead of thinking of it always as the problem, we should acknowledge that often it is only the state that can provide solutions to the problems we face. So yes, the state needs to be small, but it needs to be strong.&quot; 
 
She added, &quot;Under my leadership, the motives of the Conservative Party will never be in any doubt. We will put ourselves at the service of ordinary, working people and we will strive to make Britain a country that works for everyone, regardless of who they are and regardless of where they&rsquo;re from.&quot; 
 
(WION)

In an editorial for The Times, the interior minister announced her campaign for occupying 10, Downing Street

Conservative Party member Theresa May said in an article published in The Times, London, on Thursday she was set to launch her campaign for the position of the leader of the Tory party and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. "Today I will launch my campaign to become the leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. And I do so for three clear reasons. First, following last week’s referendum, our country needs strong, proven leadership to steer us through this period of economic and political uncertainty, and to negotiate the best possible terms as we leave the European Union," she wrote in the piece. Her article assumes significance in a scenario where former London mayor Boris Johnson's name was still doing the rounds as the front-runner for the Prime Minister's position following David Cameron's decision to step down. Johnson was one of the foremost 'Leave" campaigners. Barely a few hours before the nominations for the leadership of the Tory party closed on Thursday, Johnson announced he was no longer in the race for Prime Ministership after Micheal Gove, justice minister, announced that he would no longer support his candidature. Now the contest is pitched between Gove and May who as the interior minister campaigned to remain in the EU. May pitched the Tories as the only solid option for UK "with the labour party tearing itself to pieces". "We need leadership that can unite our party and our country. With the Labour Party tearing itself to pieces, and divisive nationalists in Scotland and Wales, it is the patriotic duty of the Conservative Party to unite and govern in the best interests of the whole country," she wrote. "We need a bold, new, positive vision for the future of our country — a vision of a country that works not for a privileged few but for everyone, regardless of who they are and regardless of where they’re from." May went on to write about the hardships the poor and the marginalised faced in today's Britain. "If you’re born poor in today’s Britain, you will die on average nine years earlier than others. If you’re black, you’re treated more harshly by the criminal justice system than if you’re white. If you’re a white, working-class boy, you’re less likely than anybody else in Britain to go to university." May wrote she will be arguing in favour of a new and radical programme of social reform. This programme will include big changes to the way Britian thinks about its economy, its society and its democracy. She stressed that she was a believer in capitalism and free markets, but where capitalism was not helping to provide opportunity for all, she wanted to reform it. "We need to think differently about the role of the state. Instead of thinking of it always as the problem, we should acknowledge that often it is only the state that can provide solutions to the problems we face. So yes, the state needs to be small, but it needs to be strong." She added, "Under my leadership, the motives of the Conservative Party will never be in any doubt. We will put ourselves at the service of ordinary, working people and we will strive to make Britain a country that works for everyone, regardless of who they are and regardless of where they’re from." (WION)

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