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have all of the reaction and analysis from the spin room following the itv programme. rajini vaidyanathan is there for us. not long to go for us now, is there? know, just half an hour. we know rishi sunak and keir starmer have arrived here in salford for the studio itv debate. now, wejust wait until they take to the state. now, debate here in the uk are relatively new as a phenomenon. they have obviously been going on in the us for many decades. the first televised debate in the uk was in 2010. they are notjust a chance for the leaders to present their policy agendas, but also they are a chance for them to present their personalities. it is a bit of a presidential sale thing even though it is of course a parliamentary thing here in the uk. we will have a look at some of that in a moment. here are of course, campaigning has continued to date. we didn t see rishi sunak out on the trail. his party was putting their immigration policy is higher on the agenda. and, sir keir ....
As we heard there, the stakes really are high. this is the first time for many people that these leaders will get to showcase themselves and, indeed, their policies. now, as alex was saying, the debate goes on for about one hour and ten minutes, kicking off at 9pm. we are in a studio not farfrom salford in greater manchester and the audience there will be able to ask questions of the leaders. the debate will be moderated by itv sjulie etchingham. one of the things when any of these debates take place which people will been watching for is fact checking the claims that come from the politicians, they will be claim and counterclaim coming, and a torrent, i am sure. my colleague nick eardley has been looking at some of those issues and challenges added that debate. , , ., ., ., debate. yes, the first head-to-head toni . ht. a debate. yes, the first head-to-head tonight- a big debate. yes, the first head-to-head tonight. a big moment debate. yes, the first head-to-head tonight. a big m ....