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The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Hollie Richardson, Phil Harrison, Ali Catterall and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer go head to head in first televised debate

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer
Let the debate begin … Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer will face each other on ITV. Composite: Getty

Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate

9pm, ITV
It’s time for prime minister Rishi Sunak and opposition leader Keir Starmer to go head-to-head in the first televised debate in the run-up to the general election on 4 July. ITV News presenter Julie Etchingham will host the broadcast and fire questions in front of a live audience. Sunak and Starmer have said they’re looking forward to the debate but, given the somewhat bumpy start to campaigning, this could well be an excruciating hour of TV. Hollie Richardson

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