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When is The BBC Prime Ministerial Debate and who is hosting it?


ANOTHER election debate is set to hit our screens this week.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are set to go head to head for the second time during the campaign. Here are the details.

 Johnson and Corbyn will go head-to-head on November 19

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Johnson and Corbyn will go head-to-head on November 19Credit: AFP or licensors

What time is the Prime Ministerial Debate on?

Bo Jo and Jezza will have their second televised ding-dong on BBC One on Friday, December 6 at 8:30pm.

The hour-long debate is expected to cover Brexit, the NHS and the economy.

It will be the final debate between the pair before polling day.

The two men vying for the keys to Number 10 will be the only participants in this debate.

All the other parties will be relegated to sidelines as the Tory PM and Labour Leader once again butt horns in front of a live studio audience.

 Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are going head to head again in Southampton

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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are going head to head again in SouthamptonCredit: Rex Features

Who is hosting the Prime Ministerial Debate?

Nick Robinson is the former political editor of the BBC.

Now he’s a host of BBC Radio 4’s Today and has been working on the BBC’s flagship news and current affairs program since 2015.

Robinson, an Oxford grad, has also helped to edit Panorama and On the Record as well as presented on Radio 5 Live and BBC News 24.

Robinson also briefly worked as the political editor for ITV before returning to the BBC.

 Nick Robinson will be chairing the debate

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Nick Robinson will be chairing the debateCredit: PA:Press Association

Where is the BBC Prime Minsiterial Debate being held?

The debate will be held in Southampton.

After this one BBC Scotland is set to broadcast its Scotland Leaders debate live from Glasgow on Tuesday December 10.

On the same night at 10.45pm, Northern Ireland party leaders will also be debating in front of a studio audience.





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