‘Rishi comes out swinging’: what the papers say after the UK’s first election debate

‘Rishi comes out swinging’: what the papers say after the UK’s first election debate

An ill-tempered matchup between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer in front of an ITV audience dominates the front pages on Wednesday

The first TV debate of the election campaign turned out to be a fiery matchup, with mixed views across Wednesday’s front pages despite a snap poll showing 51% of people thought Rishi Sunak performed best, with 49% voting for Sir Keir Starmer.

The Guardian leads with “Leaders clash on migration, tax and NHS in ill-tempered debate”. Political correspondent Eleni Courea notes that Starmer “hammered the Conservative record after 14 years in government”, while Sunak sought to portray the Labour leader as an “unreliable politician who was pursuing power for power’s sake”.

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