While the Labour leader was slow to hit back on attack lines, the prime minister faced a different kind of ridicule

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An election debate which subtracted from the net total of human knowledge

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There’s no evidence that Farage being hit by a milkshake was an inside job

🔎 Fact check by Euan O'Byrne Mulligan

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Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer clashed over taxes, the NHS and education as the political rivals went head to head in a fiery first televised debate of the general election campaign

🔎 Debate Breakdown by Chloe Chaplain

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📊 Viewers are split on who they think won tonight’s leaders debate, with 51% voting for Rishi Sunak and 49% for Sir Keir Starmer, a YouGov poll suggests

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🔴 Sir Keir Starmer gives his closing statement, saying he does not offer “gimmicks” or “pretend there’s a magic wand,” but is giving a “practical, common-sense plan”

🔵 Rishi Sunak says “You don’t know what you’d get,” under Labour

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The leaders are asked what they can offer young people and when that generation will become their priority

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💬 Reader Question: “What do the candidates plan to do to save our HE sector?”

✍️ Hugo Gye responds

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Both Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak say special relationship with US more important than who president is

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💬 Reader Question: “Looking across both parties who has a stronger plan for social care reform?”

✍️ Jane Merrick responds

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The leaders are asked about the UK’s leadership on the world stage and what should happen to stop the “awful scenes in Gaza”

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On the subject of immigration, Stephen from Warrington says: “Politicians have broken so many promises. Why should I trust either of you to do anything about the large numbers of people risking their lives to cross the Channel?”

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Keir: 'I'd like you to explain how they are coming down'

Rishi: 'They're coming down from where they were when they were higher'

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer clash over whether NHS waiting lists are coming down