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May Agrees to Defend Her Brexit Deal to Corbyn on TV in December - Reports

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May Agrees to Defend Her Brexit Deal to Corbyn on TV in December - Reports

14:15 GMT 29.11.2018 (Updated: 15:32 GMT 28.05.2023)

© AFP 2023 / John Thys, Paul EllisA combination of pictures created in London on April 18, 2017 shows British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Theresa May (L) speaking at a press conference during a European Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 9, 2017 and Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (R) speaking on the fourth day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north west England on September 28, 2016.

A combination of pictures created in London on April 18, 2017 shows British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Theresa May (L) speaking at a press conference during a European Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 9, 2017 and Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (R) speaking on the fourth day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north west England on September 28, 2016. - Sputnik International

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn have agreed to hold a live TV debate ahead of the vote in the parliament on a draft Brexit deal, but they chose two different broadcasters, the Sky News broadcaster reported on Thursday.

The prime minister agreed to a BBC proposal with the debate set to air on December 9 at 8 p.m. (local time, 20:00 GMT) while Corbyn said earlier in the day he preferred the ITV offer, according to Sky News.

Earlier this week, May told the Sun newspaper that she wanted to explain why her deal was the right one for the United Kingdom and was prepared to discuss it with the opposition leader.

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn talks to the media after meeting European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (not pictured) at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium July 13, 2017. - Sputnik International

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The debate is therefore expected to be broadcast shortly before the vote on the deal in the House of Commons, scheduled for December 11.

The agreement backed by the UK Cabinet and endorsed by Brussels has faced strong criticism in the UK parliament, with the Irish border solution as one of the key issues.