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
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Morning s newspapers. let s have a look at some of the front pages. the guardian leads on what it calls an ill tempered debate . it talks about the fact that the two leaders actually tore into each other s election promises. the i newspaper describes it as an angry tv clash . its front page also previews a story it has on the tories considering announcing a policy of leaving the european court of human rights something which could theoretically make it easier to carry out the rwanda plan. across newspapers which have traditionally been supportive of the conservatives, rishi sunak s debate performance has been getting positive reviews. kapow feisty rishi floors starmer over £2,000 tax rise reads the front of the daily express. labour rejects the figure used by sunak, because it is based on assumptions provided by tory political advisers.
With sarah campbell. jon with sarah campbell. is in portsmouth. let s take a look at today s papers. with sarah campbell. many lead with the first leaders debate last night between labour s sir keir starmer and prime minister rishi sunak of the conservatives. the i newspaper described the contest as an angry tv clash . the times highlights a snap poll by yougov which found that voters were evenly split over who won the debate, with 51% saying sunak edged it, while 49% gave it to starmer. the guardian also lead on the main party leaders first face off, describing it as an ill tempered debate as starmer and sunak clashed on migration, tax and the nhs. and the front page of the daily telegraph focuses on starmer s stance on tax,