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BBC election debate - live: Mordaunt and Rayner clash over tax and immigration at seven-way party TV debate

Penny Mordaunt was forced to open the second televised election debate with an apology Rishi Sunak’s D-Day row

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2024

‘It’s over’: what the papers say after Rishi Sunak’s D-day departure

There was a second general election TV debate – but the prime minister’s decision to leave D-day commemorations early dominated the front pages

The Guardian - AU · Jun 8, 2024

Multiparty debate shows an audience tiring of the Labour-Tory slugging match

There were no knock-out blows, but some refreshing arguments that don’t get aired when the two heavyweights dominate the ring, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

Mordaunt condemns Sunak as ‘wrong’ over D-Day as TV debate becomes ‘unedifying’ row

The seven-party television debate became a slanging match between Penny Mordaunt and Angela Rayner

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024

General election: The best quotes from the BBC 7-way party debate

From ‘Blair without the flair’ to a Tory cabinet minister’s admission that Rishi Sunak’s decision to leave the D-Day commemorations early was ‘completely wrong’

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024

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 going head-to-head in the debate on Friday evening

Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2024

Campaign catchup: Sunak grovels, Labour teases, and a fiscal black hole awaits

In today’s newsletter: Zoe Williams recaps the worst day (yet) for the Conservative leader, and the rest of the day’s action on the campaign trail

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

UK Conservatives Stare Defeat In The Face Even In Stronghold

Even in Surrey, a historic stronghold of UK Conservatives, voters are tempted to give opposition parties a chance at the July 4 general election, saying successive governments have "made a mess of it".

International Business Times · Jun 7, 2024

Keir Starmer heading for 10 years in power, new poll says

Exclusive: Redfield and Wilton poll for The Independent also finds that Tory supporters want Nigel Farage to suceed Rishi Sunak as party leader

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024

How will seven parties hope to make their mark in BBC election debate?

With Penny Mordaunt, Angela Rayner, Daisy Cooper, Nigel Farage and more, expect sparky and chaotic exchanges

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024