{"id":52275,"date":"2024-05-29T14:32:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T12:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2047918"},"modified":"2024-05-29T16:12:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:12:03","slug":"itv-confirms-first-election-debate-with-rishi-sunak-and-keir-starmer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/itv-confirms-first-election-debate-with-rishi-sunak-and-keir-starmer\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV confirms first election debate with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first head-to-head debate will take place a month before the general election. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 29 May 2024 at 12:32 PM<\/p>

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After the surprise news of an impending summer election<\/a> was revealed just last week, the campaign trails have been readied and now the first head-to-head election debate has been announced.<\/p>\n

The hour-long debate, entitled Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate, will be moderated by journalist and newsreader Julie Etchingham and will take place in front of a live audience.<\/p>\n

Etchingham herself is no stranger to moderating a general election debate, having done so in 2015, 2017 and 2019.<\/p>\n

The debate will take place on Tuesday 4th June at 9pm and will see Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, leader of the Conservative Party, and Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, face off on some of the country\u2019s most pressing issues and their own party promises in the hopes of providing some clarity to voters.<\/p>\n

On the announcement of the debate, Michael Jermey, ITV\u2019s director of news and current affairs, said: \u201cMillions of viewers value the election debates. 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. ITV is pleased to be broadcasting the first debate in this year\u2019s election campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Julie\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Julie Etchingham.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

As of now, ITV is the first broadcaster to announce its plans for a special debate but it\u2019s widely expected that there will be at least another one that could take place on the BBC, Channel 4 or Sky News.<\/p>\n

In terms of election night coverage, ITV has not yet announced who will be fronting its programming on 4th July, although the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky News have confirmed their line-ups.<\/p>\n

Clive Myrie and Laura Kuenssberg will host the BBC\u2019s election night coverage while Rory Stewart, Alastair Campbell and Emily Maitlis will be at the helm of Channel 4\u2019s, and Kay Burley and Sophy Ridge will be there for Sky News\u2019 election results broadcast.<\/p>

Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate will take place on ITV1, ITVX and STV and STV Player on Tuesday 4th June at 9pm.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out more of our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what else is on.\u00a0For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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