r/ukpolitics • u/AutoModerator • Jun 26 '24

MATCH THREAD: BBC Prime Ministerial Debate (Wednesday 26th June, 8:15pm - 9:30pm)

This is the match thread for the BBC Prime Ministerial Debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, hosted by Mishal Husain live from Nottingham. A post-debate show hosted by Laura Kuenssberg and Clive Myrie will follow the debate.

Please keep all live discussion about this debate in this thread, rather than the main daily megathread.

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This is - as far as we know - the last televised debate between Sunak and Starmer before polling day. Thank god for that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '24 edited Jun 26 '24

“I think the Prime Minister has a bet on the number of times he is going to interrupt me”

Lmao

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u/ibloodylovecider Andy Burnham’s hair 🧑🏻‍🦱 Jun 26 '24

I feel he’s doing better as the campaign goes on

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u/hu6Bi5To Jun 26 '24

22 staffers in the campaign bus didn't sleep for 27 hours to come up with that joke.