BBC's Sunak vs Starmer debate will take place at Nottingham Trent University tonight

Daniel DeFalco
By Daniel DeFalco
Published 26th Jun 2024, 10:21 BST
Sunak and Starmer will go head-to-head in Nottingham tonightSunak and Starmer will go head-to-head in Nottingham tonight
Sunak and Starmer will go head-to-head in Nottingham tonight | NTU
The debate will air at 8.15pm tonight 

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is to host this evening’s head-to-head general election debate between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer.

The debate will be held inside the City Campus’ Newton and Arkwright buildings in-front of a live TV audience.

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A number of NTU students from the Centre for Broadcasting & Journalism are supporting the BBC throughout the day as runners, with hundreds of national journalists expected to attend the debate.

Read more: Tonight’s Sunak vs Starmer debate

Hosted by Mishal Husain, the special programme will air on BBC One tonight at 8.15pm.

It will be the final televised debate between the two leaders before the general election next Thursday (July 4). 

The debate presents the final chance for Mr Sunak and Mr Starmer to get their messages across the voters before millions go to the polls.

Viewers can watch the debate on BBC One, BBC News or iPlayer. 

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