Boris advantage. The second and final direct confrontation of the campaign between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn has not allowed the latter to turn the table, five days now from the vote for the general election in the United Kingdom. According to a YouGov poll released in the wake of the debate on Friday, Dec. 6, the leader of the Labor Party won 48% of approvals against 52% for the outgoing prime minister.
Mr Corbyn tried to stick to his favorite subject, the British Health System (NHS), once again accusing his conservative opponent of wanting " sell " to American pharmaceutical firms. He was quite convincing about his very generous economic program (massive investments in school, the fight against poverty, health), to end with nearly ten years of conservative austerity.
But he refused once again to explain how he would renegotiate a divorce agreement with the European Union (EU) without taking sides for or against, leaving the opportunity for Mr Johnson to deplore his "Lack of leadership" and the fact that"After 45 minutes of debate, we still do not know what Mr. Corbyn's solution is for Brexit". For his part, the Prime Minister took no chances, and unrolled until his caricature campaign slogan "Get Brexit done" (Let's realize Brexit) At least thirteen times, have fun counting some on Twitter.
"Get Brexit Done", a catchy slogan
What does he think of this rather extraordinary appeal from the former Conservative Prime Minister, the highly respected John Major, earlier in the day, not to vote for him to avoid Brexit on the 31st? January 2020? "Get Brexit done" managed to place Boris Johnson in a spin, adding "The greatest respect" for his elder.
And accusations of anti-Semitism in the Labor Party? Same conclusion without any apparent relation to the subject: " Get Brexit done ». The revelation by CNN of the resignation of a senior British diplomat posted in the United States on the grounds that she no longer manages to assume the "Half-truths" of his government on Brexit? "I do not see what you're referring to," answers Mr. Johnson, but "Let's get Brexit done" (Let's realize the Brexit) …
Will this striking but simplistic slogan have the desired effect on December 12, election day? For more than a week, polls have given the Conservatives a little above 40% of voting intentions, with a lead of about 10 points on Labor.
