Boris Johnson skips climate change debate, replaced by melting ice sculpture

Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Boris Johnson declined to attend debate on climate change on Channel 4 and brocasting regulator decided to replace spot with a melting earth ice sculpture with Conservatives logo. Britain's governing party filed a complained against channel after Johnson was put out of a general election television debate on climate crisis on vember 28. channel justified ir actions, saying that one-hour debate was live and was organised for party leers but Johnson decided to skip it. However, a former environment secretary, Cabinet minister Michael Gove showed up at studio to take part on behalf of far-right Conservatives but was t allowed. Gove later took questions on climate change by coming live on Facebook. 

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A partisan stunt?

t only UK PM but Brexit Party leer, Nigel Far h also skipped debate and refore his spot was also replaced with an ice sculpture of planet earth, along with his party's logo. On behalf of Conservatives, Lee Cain wrote a letter to Ofcom saying that cross-part event was unfair and breached its requirement by denying Conservatives to take part. He furr says that re is a clear precedent for such debates to take place without contribution of party leers. Cain called ice statue a 'provocative partisan stunt'. However, those who did take part in debate were leers from Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Greens, Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru, and Scottish Nationalist Party. 

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After debate, presenter, Krishnan Guru-Murthy thanked all participants and clarified that debate was for 'leers only' as show was stressing it from start because leers were only prepared to debate with or leers. Krishnan furr said that channel's offer to Johnson and Far to go re and discuss emergency of climate change 'remains open'. During debate, Labour Party leer Jeremy Corbyn said that election scheduled on December 12 is country's last chance to tackle climate and environment emergency. Johnson said he only wishes to debate with Corbyn, seeing him as oretically only alternative prime minister. Brexit Party, on or hand, said it did t take part because it h faith that brocaster will conduct this debate in a fair and objective way. 

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(With inputs from ncies)