Election debate: Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak will go head-to-head in Nottingham tonight

Political rivals, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will go head-to-head in Nottingham tonight for the final TV debate ahead of the General Election.

It will be their final chance to sway voters before they head to the polls next week on July 4th.

The debate will be held between 8.15pm and 9:30pm and will be broadcast on BBC One, BBC News, and local radio nationwide. It will also be available on BBC iPlayer.

Sunak vs Starmer debate hosted by Mishal Husain

Tonight’s debate, which will be held at Nottingham Trent University will be hosted by Mishal Husain.

The journalist wrote for the BBC: “As Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer go head-to-head, I’ll be chairing the 75-minute debate, aiming to get voters’ questions answered - and as fully as possible. “I see the role as a privilege, but I know it won’t be easy and there have been times I’ve wished someone else was at the helm and I could watch from my sofa. But those moments pass...”

BBC News presenter Sophie Raworth was due to host the debate but has since been asked to step down after fracturing her ankle.

Live audience

The debate will take place in front of a live audience which “reflects the broad electoral map of Great Britain”. 

Mishal confirmed: “The live audiences are chosen by the pollsters Savanta, not the BBC, and for this Prime Ministerial Debate they’ll include Conservative and Labour supporters as well as undecided voters.”

You can watch the debate live on BBC iPlayer and BBC One, tonight, Wednesday 26 June at 8.15pm.