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Colleagues from across the political lobby sent messages of support to Kate McCann after the incident.Harry Cole, who missed out on co-hosting the debate due to Covid, tweeted: “She was absolutely bossing it. Very proud of my friend.”political editor Nicholas Watt wrote: “Great to hear Kate McCann is OK. For those of us lucky enough to work with Kate in the lobby there was no surprise to see her doing a superb job chairing tonight’s debate.
LBC presenter Iain Dale wrote: “Sending all good wishes to Kate McCann. What an awful thing to happen to her on such a big day. And all credit to Liz Truss for her instant reaction and rushing over to help Kate.Earlier in the debate, both Mr Sunak and frontrunner Ms Truss opened the door to the UK lifting the ban on fracking,Some see it as an answer to the energy crisis but it has faced strong opposition over environmental concerns.
Mr Sunak opened the debate by wishing Ms Truss a happy birthday, in an apparent bid to lighten the tone, while Ms Truss said she had “run out of questions” to ask him rather than go on an immediate attack. However, Mr Sunak has insisted that cutting taxes now would only fuel soaring inflation, which is driving the cost of living crisis, and add to the huge public-sector debt left by Covid-19.
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