Follow all the build up to the Battle for Number 10 leaders' special event live on Sky News from 7pm. Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will be grilled by political editor Beth Rigby and then face questions from a studio audience.
By Faye Brown, political reporter, in GrimsbyWhat does a Reform voter, a Labour voter, a Tory-turned-Labour voter and an undecided voter have in common?A better woman could think of a good pun, but the punchline simply is that they all have views on the upcoming Sky News leaders' event in their home town and we're discussing them amicably outside Grimsby town hall… where Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will soon face questions from Beth Rigby and audience members.
The former Boris Johnson fan says he is concerned about deprivation is his town, problems with the NHS and the PM's failure to get flights off to Rwanda.'Keir is a Conservative with a red tie,' he adds. Next to him Ibrahim Keser, 19, politely disagrees - he is backing Labour because he still believes they are 'the people’s party'.Luke Deitch, 19, is also backing Labour - having joined the Tory party a few years ago.
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