chris mason has broken down the highlights of the debate. is tonight the night you can turn things around, prime minister? the big question for rishi sunak. the polls aren t budging. could this be the moment for a game changer? and here s the guy who wants hisjob. is tonight the night you seal the deal? pleasantries, smiles and you can bet for both of them a bag of nerves. the debate under way, and the biggest topic of our time, the cost of living, set out by paula from huddersfield in the studio audience. my savings are gone and i m genuinely. worried about my future. i don t think you understand . how this is for people like me. so what can you do about that? both men expressed sympathy, and then the argument began. of course i know everyone is onlyjust starting to feel the benefits of it, but inflation is back to normal, wages are growing, taxes are now being cut. keir starmer would put all that progress at risk. he would put up everyone s taxes by £2,000. keir starme
cash may no longer be king, but the king is now on the cash. from today, banknotes featuring charles iii go into circulation, making him only the second monarch ever to appear on them. good morning from portsmouth, i good morning from portsmouth, lam atone good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of the good morning from portsmouth, lam at one of the locations that troops used at one of the locations that troops used to at one of the locations that troops used to board landing craft that would used to board landing craft that would take them to modern normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the west. all the details laten it s wednesday, the 5th ofjune. our main story. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer have clashed on taxes, the nhs, immigration and the cost of living in theirfirst
Sunak landed big blows according to the daily mail. post debate polling by yougov suggested the prime minister had won a narrow victory, coming out on top by 51% to 49%. the daily telegraph also focuses on starmer s stance on tax, describing him as on the ropes . the times takes a similar lines, saying sunak came out fighting. so what was in there for business, what was in that debate for the economy? are we talking to the confederation of british industry s top economists, the cbi, live in this programme live in 20 minutes. but now on to other news. the king and queen willjoin second world war veterans at an event in portsmouth this morning to mark the 80th anniversary of the d day landings. the ceremony will be narrated by dame helen mirren, and feature a fly past
Describing him as on the ropes . we will have plenty more discussion on the debate last night. as the uk election campaign continues we want your help in how we cover it. this week, the bbc launched your voice, your vote so you can tell us the issues that matter to you. and throughout the campaign, bbc news analysis editor ros atkins will be looking through the comments and questions you send in and doing his best to answer them. through the election campaign, bbc news is asking you to let us know which issues you d like us to explain, and you re keeping us on our toes. already we ve received thousands of questions. some are about party manifestos. a number of you including luke in dartford have asked, do you know when the manifestos will be released ? well, luke, not yet. the manifestos could be launched next week, but aside from the 13th ofjune for plaid cymru, we don t have the dates confirmed yet. for context, at the last general election, in 2019,