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Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak to Face Off in First U.K. General Election Debate on ITV as British Broadcasters Step Up Coverage


Keir Starmer of the Labour Party will face Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the first televized debate of the U.K. election on ITV.

They provide a chance to see and hear the party leaders set out their pitch to the country, debate directly with each other and take questions from voters. Fiona Bruce, Victoria Derbyshire, Naga Munchetty, Nick Watt and Alex Forsyth will report from key locations around the country. Meanwhile, on Channel 4, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Emily Maitlis, known for her Prince Andrew interview, will lead the coverage and will be joined by “The Rest is Politics” podcast hosts Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart.

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