Rishi Sunak v Kier Starmer UK election debate review: banal face-off falls between American glamour and Irish waffle
What is also part of democracy is two politicians droning on as if their lives depended on it . Neither Sunak nor Starmer are electrifying speakers, and the face-off lacks the Hollywood punch of the US presidential debate – Donald Trump and Joe Biden square off once again on Thursday. Starmer is less slick and habitually turns puce when addressing a subject about which he is passionate. He accuses Sunak of misrepresenting Labour’s tax plans and bangs on a bit about his track record heading Britain’s public prosecutor office. He also gets off a decent line as Sunak continues to interrupt – saying that if the PM listened more often, he would not be so out of touch with the electorate.