Election 2024 latest updates: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer go head-to-head in final TV showdown in the race to be Prime Minister before country heads to the polls
Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will go head-to-head tonight in the final TV debate before the country heads to the polls next week.
The Conservative and Labour leaders will face off in Nottingham live on the BBC in the Prime Ministerial Debate hosted by Mishal Husain.
Mr Sunak will desperately be hoping for a gamechanger moment to revive his flagging election campaign which has been hampered by the election date betting scandal.
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MailOnline’s Political Editor James Tapsfield reports Rishi Sunak is gearing up for the critical final TV election debate tonight as he struggles to avert a Tory meltdown.
The PM will face off against Keir Starmer on BBC One with barely a week left until the country goes to the ballot boxes.
The primetime head-to-head clash in Nottingham is seen as Mr Sunak’s last major opportunity to revive his fortunes after a nightmare campaign.
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Tonight’s debate in Nottingham is the second head-to-head debate between Mr Sunak and Mr Starmer with the first broadcast by ITV on June 4 in Salford.
Mr Sunak was declared the winner in a snap poll following that encounter which saw both men interrupt one another forcing ITV host Julie Etchingham to intervene.
Sir Keir was widely considered to have performed better than his counterpart during the Sky News election event which saw both men take questions from political journalist Beth Rigby and members of the audience.
The Labour leader agreed to only two head-to-head debates at the start of the election campaign despite Mr Sunak challenging him to face him once a week, meaning six separate occasions.
The leaders also appeared at an event for Sun readers on Monday.
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Hello and welcome to MailOnline’s live coverage of the final TV debate between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer.
With the country heading to the polls this week, the showpiece event live on BBC marks a final opportunity for each leaders to attract voters and inflict damage on one another.
With Mr Sunak flagging in the polls, he will be desperate for a gamechanger tonight as he seeks to revive the fortunes of the Conservative campaign.
Follow our live blog for updates from throughout the debate plus reaction and analysis from Nottingham.
To watch the debate tune into on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8.15pm or you can also listen on BBC Radio 4.
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Election 2024 latest updates: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer go head-to-head in final TV showdown in the race to be Prime Minister before country heads to the polls
