11 Dec 2019

United Kingdom prepares for election

From Morning Report, 8:40 am on 11 December 2019

Britain will head to the polls to vote in a general election called by the country's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday morning.

He's called the election in an attempt to win more seats for his conservative party - so they can get his Brexit deal over the line - a deal which the opposition refuses to approve.

Tim Bale is Professor of Politics at the Queen Mary University of London and has taught politics at Victoria University.

He speaks to Kim Hill.