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Jacob Phillips

BBC general election debate LIVE: Mordaunt says Sunak leaving D-Day ‘completely wrong’ and clashes with Rayner over tax

Leading figures from seven UK political parties are going head-to-head in a debate on the BBC on Friday evening.

The 90-minute broadcast is not featuring Rishi Sunak or Sir Keir Starmer, with Penny Mordaunt representing the Tories and Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner appearing .

Reform UK’s new leader Nigel Farage, Liberal Democrats deputy leader Daisy Cooper, Scottish National Party leader Stephen Flynn, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth, and Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer are also taking part in the debate.

The leaders from Northern Ireland's main parties are not taking part.

Ms Mordaunt is expected to field attacks from her opponents over Rishi Sunak leaving D-Day commemorations in France early.

The Prime Minister apologised on Friday, as a veteran accused the Tory leader of “letting down the country.”The debate is being shown on BBC1 and will end at 9pm.

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