Prime Minister Boris Johnson

10 Downing Street
London SW1A 2AA

19/11/2019
Dear Boris Johnson,

This year we’ve seen an unprecedented surge in public concern about the climate and nature
emergencies. Thanks to the campaigning of our young people and the warnings of the global
scientific community, the British public know that we have to act now to avoid catastrophic and
irreversible impacts of environmental breakdown.

The climate and nature emergencies threaten everything we hold dear; the jobs we do, the health
service we rely on, the houses we live in and the food that we grow and eat. The public are right
to look to us, their politicians, for leadership. The ambition of our response must match the scale
of the challenge.

That is why we are calling on you to join us in the world’s first climate and nature televised
leaders debate before election day.

Hundreds-of-thousands of people have joined a campaign calling on us all as party leaders to

debate what we would do to prevent runaway climate change and the destruction of our natural
world. They are supported by organisations including the National Union of Students, the
National Trust, the Women’s Institute and the National Pensioners Convention.

They are right to want to hear what those putting themselves forward to lead this country would
do to tackle the biggest challenges of our time. That’s why we’re all committed to a televised
leaders debate on climate and nature, and think you should be too.

Will you join us?

Jeremy Corbyn​, Labour Party leader

Ian Blackford​, SNP Westminster leader
Jo Swinson​, Liberal Democrats leader
Jonathan Bartley​, ​Sian Berry​ Green Party co-leaders