Sky News leaders’ special set for Wednesday 12th June

Sky News today announced that Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have agreed to take part in The Battle For Number 10.

The Sky News election leaders’ special event will take place in Grimsby on Wednesday 12 June at 7.00pm.

The leaders will look to pitch to voters in an in-depth interview before answering questions from the audience.

This will be the second televised event with the two party leaders, coming halfway through the general election campaign, and just three weeks ahead of polling day.

ITV aired the first leaders debate on Tuesday, while the BBC hosts a head-to-head debate between Sunak and Starmer in Nottingham on Wednesday 26th June.

Both the BBC and ITV will broadcast seven-party debates in the run up to 4th July.

The BBC’s multi party debate will air this Friday at 7.30pm from London. ITV’s offering comes on Thursday 13th June at 8.30pm.