JEREMY Corbyn tonight said the monarchy “needs improvement” after the Prince Andrew scandal.
The Labour leader said “very, very serious” questions needed to be answered as the Duke of York was quizzed over his friendship with disgraced paedo financier Jeffrey Epstein.
But he was booed by the crowd as he said the monarchy needed “improvement”.
Speaking during the ITV leaders’ debate, Corbyn it was important to focus on the victims of Epstein, saying they had been treated in an “appalling” way.
He added: “I think there are very, very serious questions that must be answered.
“Nobody should be above the law.”
It comes after the 59-year-old royal was criticised for not being sympathetic to the victims of Epstein, who died in August awaiting trial for sex trafficking.
Boris Johnson also weighed in on the monarchy – saying they were “beyond reproach” when asked if the family was still relevant.
But he then added “all his sympathies” with the victims of Epstein.
He said: “The law must certainly take its course.”
The party leaders went head-to-head in their first televised debate tonight, with Boris Johnson narrowly winning.
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Chris Curtis, YouGovs Political Research Manager, said: “Our snap poll shows that the public is divided on who won the debate, with most Labour voters thinking Jeremy Corbyn won, most Conservative voters thinking Boris Johnson won, and very few people changing their minds.
“But given the Conservatives went into this debate in the lead, they will hope the lack of a knockout blow means they can maintain this until voting day.”
More than 1,000 people who watched the debate were quizzed on the question “who performed best”.
It comes after Corbynrefused ten times to say whether he would back his own Brexit deal in the bruising TV clash.
The PM repeatedly pressed the leftie Labour boss to answer in their first live debate ahead of the December 12 poll.
The leaders discussed everything from Brexit to the NHS and a union breakup during the debate.
But some viewers were distracted by Corbyn’s lopsided glasses – while others laughed as he said the four-day week would be paid for by productivity [improvements] all across Britain”.
Meanwhile, it was claimed Johnson was interrupted more than double that of Corbyn.
