Jeremy Corbyn to make surprise appearance at the BBC leaders debate

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May 31, 2017 1:25 PM

Corbyn's decision to join other opposition leaders at the BBC debate means Theresa May is now the only party leader not due to take part.

Jeremy Corbyn confirms he will join other party leaders in a BBC televised leaders debate tonight.
The Prime Minister is now the only party leader not due to take part.
Corbyn challenges Theresa May to join him.
Conservatives insist May does not want to "swap soundbites with six other politicians."

LONDON — Jeremy Corbyn is to make a surprise last-minute appearance at tonight's BBC election debate in Cambridge, he has confirmed.

The Labour leader had previously refused to take part in any televised leaders' debate that did not include the prime minister.

A spokesperson for Corbyn told Business Insider last month that doing s

I will be taking part in debate because I believe we must give people the chance to hear and engage with the leaders of the main parties before they vote.

"I have never been afraid of a debate in my life. Labour’s campaign has been about taking our polices to people across the country and listening to the concerns of voters.

"The Tories have been conducting a stage-managed arms-length campaign and have treated the public with contempt. Refusing to join me in Cambridge would be another sign of Theresa May’s weakness, not strength."

A Conservative party spokesman insisted that May would not appear tonight saying she was "

The BBC election debate will begin tonight at 7.30 on BBC1. Business Insider will be covering the debate plus all the reaction from the 'spin room' live from the studio in Cambridge.

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