The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 31, 2019 U.K. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn to Challenge PM Boris Johnson in Dec. 12 Election ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Britain, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has formally announced he will challenge Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an election scheduled for Dec. 12. Jeremy Corbyn: "Today we launch the most ambitious and radical campaign our country has ever seen to bring real change to all parts of this country. If you want to live in a society that works for everybody, not just the billionaires, if you want to save our hospitals, schools and services from Tory cuts and privatization, if you want to stop the big polluters destroying our environment, then this election is your chance to vote for it." .