The political leaders were repeatedly chided in an increasingly bad-tempered show as they battled it out in the election's first live head-to-head, as they fought it out on national TV.
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have been slated for talking over host Julie Etchingham and each other - as she tells them off in punchy ITV debate.
In one particularly tense moment as the pair argued over immigration she raged: 'Rishi Sunak please can we just! Please, gentlemen! We will lower our voices.' And the show descended into chaos as Ms Etchingham repeatedly shouted 'thank you' in an attempt to get each to answer the questions After a commercial break, the host warned them: 'Just a little information for both of our candidates here, please, an appeal from me, not to speak over one another.'That was a gentle reminder, it may not be so gentle next time.'
Assistant Director of Sport Wales Owen Hathway, slammed the moderation of the debate as well as the repeated interruptions. Mr Sunak was targeted with more muttering from the crowd as he said the health service had been hit by 'industrial action'
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