Submitted on Wednesday 19th April 2017
Rejected on Friday 28th April 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ensure all major party leaders take part in televised debates
Since their introduction televised political debates have helped millions of Brits decide how to vote. The PM Theresa May has gone on record stating she will not take part. During an election called in the name of leadership, all major party leaders must show leadership and take part in the debates.
An article outlining the impact of the 2015 debates:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32673439
Article links about the Prime Minister's refusal to take part in public debates:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/39633696
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-general-election-debates-not-take-part-jeremy-corbyn-tory-party-leader-conservatives-lib-a7689361.html?amp
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/18/general-election-2017-theresa-may-will-not-take-part-tv-debates/amp/
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