Rishi Sunak may have performed best under the studio spotlights tonight by doling out harsh economic realities.
But it was Labour strategists who were rubbing their hands with glee as the five candidates for Prime Minister ripped apart each other’s records on live TV.
Quite simply, Keir Starmer ’s party couldn’t buy this sort of coverage to highlight Tory infighting and navel-gazing as families battle a cost-of-living crisis.
