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Sunak’s scrappy style worked, but he fought on a false premise

5 June 2024

8:52 AM

5 June 2024

8:52 AM

‘Gentlemen, please’, said Julie Etchingham, over and over again, as she chaired this ITV debate. She had given Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer both 45 seconds for answers and both had far more to say. ITV didn’t silence one microphone when the other was speaking so both were able to heckle, further complicating the format.

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