It will be the first head-to-head of the election campaign ahead of polling day on July 4
ITV has announced today that the first head-to-head General Election debate between Rishi Sunak, leader of the Conservative Party , and Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party , will take place on ITV 1, ITV X and STV and STV Player on Tuesday, June 4, at 9pm. The hour-long debate, Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate, will be moderated by Julie Etchingham.
It will take place live in front of a studio audience and will be made and produced by MultiStory Media, part of ITV Studios. Julie moderated General Election debates in 2015, 2017 and 2019. Michael Jermey, ITV's director of news and current affairs said, "Millions 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's election campaign.”
ITV said it planned to broadcast additional programming, including an interview programme with other party leaders and a multi-party debate. Details on the further programmes will be announced in due course, it said.
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