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The Conservatives are reported to want one debate for every week of the six week long campaign.Speaking to Sky News on Friday morning, Starmer dismissed Tory claims he was “too scared” to debate Sunak head-to-head.
Labour is comfortably ahead in the polls and it is usually the party with most work to do - in this case the Tories - who are more keen for debates.But the prime minister did go head-to-head Liz Truss in his losing 2022 Tory leadership campaign.
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