Six historic UK election debate moments as Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer face showdown

Some famous UK election debate moments (Image: ITV / BBC / Channel 4) Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are set for their first big showdown of the election to date tomorrow, as they clash in the first live televised debate of the campaign. The debates provide all parties with their best opportunity to connect with voters and deliver their core messages to the public. ITV will play host to the first showdown, broadcast live from 9 pm in Salford, Manchester.

As the underdog, Rishi Sunak will be hoping to use the debates as a major fightback moment, after having called on Sir Keir to debate him every week of the election campaign. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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