Corbyn will attend leaders debate

[Wales-Bales]

How do you think this looks for May?

It was quite a good idea when she thought she was heading for a 100 seat majority

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I wonder how many stayed for the second half of the debate and how many gave up after the first 20 minutes? Those who gave up would have left agreeing with May for not turning up and feeling that "coalition of chaos" is a much stronger attack than the dangers of naked Corbyn.

Those who watched the second half would have seen Corbyn grow into it, the host having a greater influence in controlling matters (did anyone notice the urge to reference Abbott's gaffe to the extent where it was unrelated to what Corbyn had said?) and would have seen Angus Robertson or Caroline Lucas compete for the "Clegg of 2010" award for smaller name making the biggest showing.

May started by saying she was strong but crumbled against a Paxman past his best, she said she was the leader to talk to the EU (the 27 voices) but was not prepared to discuss with only 6 others. You don't have to look too far outside the Tory party to see critics as George Osbourne has called the manifesto weak and ex-coalition partner Lib Dem has nailed it down when saying there is a real threat of them being given a blank cheque if you allow them to build a majority with "we'll reveal our plans after you vote for us" viewpoint.

If Corbyn is elected then it will be Keir Starmer (QC) negotiating with Europe instead of Boris Johnson; there will be a focus on supporting teachers and police rather than dismissing their concerns in favour of cuts (wasn't the roof meant to be fixed by 2015?) or projects like grammar schools which goes against all evidence; and we can leave behind a UK where the only thing we're producing is more foodbanks and more billionaires.