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    General Election: Tories accuse 'spineless' Keir Starmer of ducking weekly TV debates

    by David Hughes and Michael Howie May 24, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: Jeremy Selwyn

    Rishi Sunak has accused Sir Keir Starmer of ducking TV debates because he lacked courage and “doesn’t have a plan” for the country.

    The Prime Minister claimed Sir Keir did not want to take part in weekly debates throughout the General Election campaign.

    Televised leaders’ debates first featured in the 2010 campaign, when there were three, but the Tories are reportedly pushing for a record six this

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