Caroline Lucas, the Green Party co-leader, has accused both the Prime Minister and Leader of Opposition of 'running scared' of national television debates after Jeremy Corbyn's spokesperson said that the Labour leader wouldn't take part without Theresa May's involvement.
Caroline Lucas said:
"Both the Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition are running scared of the TV debates. Our democracy deserves better than this. Theresa May should commit to doing the TV debates, and Jeremy Corbyn shouldn’t be afraid to ‘empty chair’ the Prime Minister and debate with the other parties. A failure by both Corbyn and May to appear in the television debates would be a dereliction of their duty as party leaders.”