Tonight's TV debate Sunak v Starmer - any predictions?

[CallingOccupantsOfInterplanetaryCraft]

Anyone up for a watch thread? Maybe even debate bingo. I know I know, don't threaten me with a good time. (Bingo suggestions: natural party of business, Labour has no plan, end the chaos, Rayner will take over, assorted references to Starmer's time as DPP probably blaming for Jimmy Saville again, inflation is down etc etc.)

At this point I seriously doubt anything like this will remotely change the game Nick Clegg style. I read somewhere the only way Sunak could come out of this ahead in the polls is if Starmer pulled off a mask scooby-doo style to reveal he's Jeremy Corbyn, which admittedly would be great telly.

I'm so fed up with the endless rhetoric but will definitely watch later anyway.

He had a real job. What on earth did sunak do, before he was 2nd choice from a broken party.

"Hard working parents should be able to give their kids a good education."

What???!!!!! I bet many more parents work harder than some who can afford private schools. Don't their kids deserve a great education, too?

Maybe because he keeps bloody banging on about it

Starmer wouldn’t have to bring up Truss et al if the Tories hadn’t chopped and changed their leader so many times. In most other general elections you’re dealing with a PM whose served at least four years and ready to take responsibility for their actions.

Oh Saphhie from Ab Fab is on!

Jeezo you are easily pleased

Just come and visit a school or local a and e. Simple

Who's asking these questions? What's Donald trump got to do with us. I want to know what support will be given to small businesses

I mean I can’t see that either of them came off particularly well in this with all the shouting etc but can anyone actually say they are clearer on what Labour will do or how they will do it after this?

@Charlie2121

Have you lived in the UK for the last 14 years?

The Tories have systemically suffocated effective public services
NHS fucked
Libraries shut
Sports facilities shut or expensive
Education fucked
Universities too expensive particularly for WC
Transport fucked
Regions outside of London/SE fucked
Cost of living fucked
Defence fucked
Legal immigration fucked
Stop the boats fucked
Brexit fucked
...........

And the list goes on and on. Everything the Tories have touched has turned to shit.

Rude. You have no place to tell someone else what their priority should be.

He ran a hedge fund

The nature of politics is global and local they are connected?

Nope....

They’re less likely to get it after a huge number of kids with parents with disposable income to afford a house in catchment join the ranks.

Yes visit them in Wales under labour…

🤣🤣🤣

Starmer is clearly having to hold back from flattening sunak. He comes across as having self restraint. Sunak wants to shout and be aggressive....short man syndrome...

“Im
not going to get into the details of the 2k”

of course you’re not Keir, you don’t get into the details of anything

"If your biggest worry is transgender then you're clearly insulated from the actual crisis."

No, we don't 'worry' about 'transgender', we worry about Women's Rights!

Keir Starmer has deflected so many questions, I wish he would just say what he will do and how he will do it.

What debate are you watching? 😂

I prefer Sunak Both men are very rich so having a pop at Rishi is a bit rich.

Only one is richer than the King !

Which made millions after the global financial crash of 2008.

It's not rude, it's reality.