BBC debate: 'Are you two really the best we've got?' (2024)

The two men battling to be PM after the general election faced a tough question from an audience member during the BBC head-to-head debate in Nottingham.

Robert Blackstock asked Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer if they were the best choice of leader for the UK.

21 hours ago

Keir Starmer

Rishi Sunak

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