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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Ellie Kemp

Tory leadership debate halted after 'presenter faints'

Tonight's Tory leadership debate (Tuesday July 26) was brought to a stop after presenter Kate McCann 'fainted and collapsed', a source told the BBC.

The TalkTV/Sun Tory leadership debate dramatically went off-air after an incident took place in the studio. As Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss were clashing once again over taxes, NHS funding and the economy in their second head-to-head televised debate, a loud crash interrupted the two Tory rivals.

The Foreign Secretary looked visibly worried and could be heard saying “oh my god”, as she walked off the stage. The programme immediately went off-air, with a message appearing on the screen, saying: “We are sorry for the disruption to this programme.

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