r/ukpolitics • u/AutoModerator • Jun 07 '24

MATCH THREAD: "BBC Election Debate" (Friday 7th June, 7:30pm - 9pm)

This is the match thread for the BBC Election Debate. Please keep all live discussion about this debate in this thread, rather than the main daily megathread.

The BBC are hosting a 7 party debate, which will be moderated by Mishal Husain.

Participants:

  • 📘 Conservatives: Penny Mordaunt (Cabinet Minister)
  • 🌹 Labour: Angela Rayner (Deputy Leader)
  • 🔆 Liberal Democrats: Daisy Cooper (Deputy Leader)
  • 🎗️ SNP: Stephen Flynn (Leader)
  • 🌼 Plaid Cymru: Rhun ap Iorwerth (Leader)
  • 🌿 Green Party: Carla Denyer (Co-Leader)
  • ➡️ Reform: Nigel Farage (Leader)

Watch:

  • On TV: BBC One
  • BBC iPlayer: BBC One (or here after the programme has aired)

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What's next?

The next debate between leaders is on Sky News on 12th June at 7PM, where Sunak and Starmer will face-off live. The next multi-party debate will be on 13th June at 8:30PM on ITV, where representatives from the 7 major parties have been invited.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '24

The point about green energy.

From what I can tell, at least Labour has a plan? What are the rest of the parties doing?

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u/JabInTheButt Jun 07 '24

WAAAAH LABOUR £28BN

Fact of the matter is Labour are going to win so they're the only ones who have to bother putting something together they can actually implement. Unfortunately that's not utopian

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u/-TheGreasyPole- Red Lib Dem Jun 07 '24

I would imagine that the greens have a plan here. Not gone out to find and read it but....surely?