The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister are set to face off in a televised debate. Conservative leader Rishi Sunak is hoping to boost his party’s dismal outlook while Labour’s Keir Starmer aiming to cement his status as favorite.
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer before speaking to pensioners about the impact of the energy crisis during a visit to the Bridge Cafe in Bolton, Greater Manchester, Britain, while on the General Election campaign trail, Tuesday June 4, 2024. Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak participates in football activities with a local school girls football team at Alfredian Park, home of Wantage Town Football Club, in Wantage, England, Monday June 3, 2024.
He claimed the Conservatives, who have been in office since 2010, had “betrayed” Brexit supporters because immigration had gone up, rather than down, since the U.K. left the EU.
The attention-grabbing Farage has injected volatility into an election that will almost certainly result in either Starmer or Sunak becoming Britain’s leader. The two men will go head-to-head in a debate on broadcaster ITV, with Sunak likely to stress his stewardship of the economy, which has seen inflation fall to just over 2% from a peak of more than 11% in late 2022.
Starmer, whose main campaign refrain is the single word “change,” aims to persuade voters tired of the Tories that Labour can be trusted with the U.K.’sFurther debates are scheduled by other broadcasters before polling day, some featuring multiple party leaders and some just the two front-runners.
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