Starmer + Sunak debate thread

[MidnightPatrol]

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

Yep I agree with PPs that Sunak sounds pompous and is interrupting but I would rather have that than a PM who can't stand up for himself and is nervous - that's no bloody good! I'm also a bit worried about Labour planning on raising tax for working families by £2000 - not sure how my DS and DIL will cope with that! He didn't deny it either?!

The 45 second ‘rule’ is utter shite. It allows no room for debate. I get no one wants them to blather on for 10 mins. But there needs to be some time for them to give meaningful answers.

Sunak’s ‘the past is the past I’m all about the future’ is absolute bullshit. Yeah mate, the past 14 years of your gov has got us in this mess. Why are you only now trying to sort it? AND, his constant interruptions was just infuriating.

because he doesn't have any ideas and he's not prepared to make difficult, challenging decisions.

He really fluffed that one hopeless!

This was pointless. They didn’t have enough time to ‘debate’. Absolute rubbish.

he didn't deny it because it's coming

Sunak “I’ve got your back!” 🤣 more like piss up our back!

Sunak utterly dreadful. I think Starmer needs more time - neither good or bad. None of the questions were left field though, so I'd have expected well scripted responses. But the soundbite responses, and 'my Dad was a...' end up feeling totally insincere from whomever. I'd welcome a longer session, in an AMA style.

Not what I was expecting there at all. Thought Starmer should have been able to wipe the floor with Sunak. If he carries on like this, the unthinkable might actually happen.

Starmer wiped the floor with sunak.

But that is because he attended Winchester College, he has mastered the art of delivery but is there substance behind what he is saying. In all honesty, his parting speech made me think he doesn’t care whether he wins!

And what exactly are we going to save? Half the country lives hand to mouth these days, thanks to the conservatives. Half the country has nothing to lose.

I can only assume we've had an invasion of Tory bots!

I am a floating voter but sunak came across as a raging twat

He was abysmal. And I’m a lifelong Labour voter.

I couldn’t tell you one thing he’s actually going to do. Whether you agree with Sunak’s policies or not, he actually articulated their plans if they stay in power.

no, he really really didn't

Ha Starmer was woeful

agree @CissOff Starmer was an absolute joke

Edge of the apocalypse politics - everything dreadful on the horizon- it is so uninspiring!

Does anybody know what Starmer’s dad did for a living… 🤔 😉

Shouting over the top of everyone else, so they can’t get a word in, isn’t the ‘art of delivery’.

Starmer was measured, polite and realistic. Sunak was rude, rattled and very, very defensive. That was the debate I saw - I appreciate others will have seen it differently.

Just finished watching this.
think sunak had the edge but both were very poor at answering direct questions and woefully insincere when trying to interact with the audience members asking questions.

makes me very sad for the future of this country

He did deny it. He said it was 'nonsense'.

Can I vote for Julie Etchingham instead 😋

I agree. I don’t see anything wrong with how he came across. Do we really want another shouty rich boy or a charismatic womanising buffoon ? Or someone who may not be the best in this kind of situation but is polite and might just get the country out of the mess it’s in ?