Starmer + Sunak debate thread

[MidnightPatrol]

Anyone interested in discussing the debate this evening? On ITV now.

But neither party have published their manifesto’s yet, they won’t for another week or so.

I definitely don’t agree with this at all?!?!!

Even when he has the space to speak he just spouts a word salad.

Starmer hasn't prepared for this debate, just awful and embarrassing

Neither party does, they haven't been published yet!

Can’t bear either of them - started watching this to see what Labour could actually be offering and I’m yet to hear Starmer actually give a comprehensive response on anything he’s going to do. Likening the decision on who to vote for to choosing a leg to amputate…

43 minutes and nothing yet said.

Sunak just an interrupting prick...
I agree, Starmer too polite...

God Sunak is annoying.

People in the audience are literally shouting Shame at Sunak for saying he'd ignore international courts !

He's such an evil shit bag

Sunak getting a bit tetchy; not a good look

They need at least 5 minutes on each subject. And just get about 10 seconds. So you never get any meaningful response.

He probably has it’s just how he is

Sunak is still going on please ignore what I've actually done

I prefer polite.
I just find myself shouting shut up every time Sunak speaks...

I think we need a change but Starmer is not the man for the job. I don't think many people trust him or think he's up to the job - I know I don't! And this tonight hasn't helped him. I want to wait to read the manifesto too. It's going to be tricky, like the pps have said, which leg to amputate but if I had to vote for either of them today it would be Sunak.

This is annoying though

Too fast

Sunak utterly pathetic.

This is jumping far too fast from topic to topic

Can't believe anyone prefers Sunak over Starmer...we are clearly watching different programmes...

I’m surprised by how weak Starmer is coming across. He isn’t doing himself any favours here.

It’s all negative ‘he has done/will
do X, Y and Z’, not positive ‘We will do X, Y and Z’.

No real concrete policies. Agree Starmer is missing opportunities to refute Sunak’s tax rise claim, which seems to be the thing he’s been told to major on.

Both spending too much time on the ‘my dad was a miner working 27 hours a day’ to empathise with the audience members - and not enough on what they’ll actually do in future.

And they - Sunak in particular - are rude and unruly. She is doing v well not to get more irritated with them.

ITV audience are going to be pretty right wing, it should be representative, it’s all a bit obvious and dull with the Yes/No game.

She is giving Sunak more leeway which is irritating

Why didn't either of them say the word 'Israel'?