The fact that several opinion polls said it was even between the two on the question of who had won the debate in ITV may be an advantage for Jeremy Corbyn, whose party Labor is lagging in the opinion polls ahead of the December 12 election.

The tone was intense in the debate held in Salford, Manchester. Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson, wearing a dark suit and blue tie with bright dots, promised that Britain would have left the EU on 31 January.

Corbyn, in a dark suit and bright red tie, reiterated Labor's attitude to Brexit - on a renegotiation with the EU and then a referendum on the new settlement.

Cool criticism

But the debate gave hardly any new information or in-depth information on the current political issues that concern British voters, nor about those who do not deal with Brexit.

"Did we learn anything?" Asks Nick Eardley, the BBC correspondent and answers himself in the negative.

"But there were some 'oh' moments, especially when both men were laughed at by the audience," he writes.

The other parties were not invited to participate in the debate, to their dismay.

According to opinion polls published by the Politico news site, the Conservative Party has about 41 percent of voter support, while Labor has 20 percent and the Liberal Democrats around 14 percent.

Heating

The two party leaders have warmed up for the debate by traveling many miles on British roads and giving many short speeches to voters who will decide Britain's future direction, mainly in the matter of Brexit which has already caused many voters to tire of the election.

Maybe that's why the two main opponents choose different ways of showing up before the debate. Labor leader Corbyn chose to let the camera roll when he had his beard cut at a barber.

Prime Minister Johnson stepped up in a boxing ring in Manchester and hit some shots in front of filming cameras. Maybe he regretted the move and told the journalists on the spot:

- I don't want to be aggressive. This is more therapeutic boxing than aggressive boxing, this is boxing as therapy.

Tuesday night's debate was led by news anchor Julie Etchingham at the TV company ITV.