Boris Johnson And Jeremy Corbyn Spar In First UK Election Debate

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn squared off in their first debate of Britain's election campaign Tuesday night.

Johnson called the Dec. 12 election to try to shore up support for his plan for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. His Conservative Party leads Corbyn's Labour Party in the polls.

Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with the BBC Parliamentary correspondent Sean Curran (@cripeswatson)

This BBC interview can be heard in the Here & Now podcast or with the WBUR app.