Manchester’s MediaCity UK will host the first debate of this year’s General Election campaign, between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer.
The hour-long event, Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate, will be moderated by Julie Etchingham and take place live in front of a studio audience at dock10.
It will be followed at 10.10pm by The ITV Election Interviews, presented by Anushka Asthana airing on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player. The leaders of the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Reform UK and the Green Party have been invited to take part in this live programme featuring extended interviews.
ITV News tweeted a look behind the scenes this morning.
‘This is the ultimate stress test in politics’: @julie_etch tells us what we can expect from Sunak V Starmer as we countdown to the ITV General Election debate
Watch the ITV General Election debate tonight at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.https://t.co/YbQn2AnQMl pic.twitter.com/fwYcTltqVx
— ITV News (@itvnews) June 4, 2024
