Boris Johnson criticized for dodging debates
Bianca Rahimi
Press TV, London
British PM Boris Johnson is accused of running scared of scrutiny after he declined to take part in last night’s climate emergency-themed debate hosted by UK broadcaster Channel Four.
Instead, Johnson and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage were represented by melting ice sculptures.
The Conservatives attempted to have leading Brexiteer Michael Gove replace the prime minister event before cameras capture him being theatrically turned away after a brief conversation with Stanley Johnson, father of the prime minister.
The debate’s moderator made it clear that only party leaders had been invited. Away from the pantomime of the Johnson no-show, the heads of Labor, SNP, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green party made their case for moving Britain into a more environmentally conscious future.
For the Green party, who had long campaigned on climate issues, it was time for the words to be turned into firm policy.
Away from the debate, it may well be Boris Johnson and the Conservatives having the last laugh after a new poll indicated the party could win its biggest majority since 1987.
Such a majority, estimated at 68 seats under the model developed by pollsters YouGov, would give Boris Johnson a mandate to take Britain out of the European Union on January 31 with a divorce deal already negotiated with Brussels.
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