The Fight for No.10 | Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak face Sun debate

The Sun's Showdown: The Fight for No.10

THE Tory leadership debate was forced off air half-way through tonight when TalkTV host Kate McCann fainted in front of the candidates.

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak were making their pitch for PM to Sun readers and the nation in a prime time showdown live on TalkTV - until the debate was cut short at 6.31pm.

The candidates continued fielding questions from Sun readers after the show went off air.

A News UK spokeswoman said: "Kate McCann fainted on air tonight and although she is fine, the medical advice was that we shouldn't continue with the debate. We apologise to our viewers and listeners."

During a fiery 30-minute debate before the incident, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss had promised to "relieve the burden on Sun readers" with a tax cuts bonanza.

But Rishi Sunak hit back branding her plans "morally wrong".
The ex-Chancellor accused Truss of cooking up fantasy promises - and said his priority was to bring down inflation.

He blasted: "I think Sun readers are sensible enough and have enough common sense to know that you don't get something for nothing."

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[hatdownlowofficial]

Amazing isn’t it that in moments like this they know exactly what the public wants

[ExploreBC]

We love you Rishi, best of luck !
You deserve to be the Prime Minister!🇨🇦💐💐

[stopdeforestation]

For those wondering, the moderator's fainting is not in this clip.

[ianbrown]

Liz and Rishi go 'head to head' while Kate McCann goes 'head to floor'

[ReturnOfMackk]

Rishis ability to critically think, question the question, and articulate clearly what the result is / should be is what this country needs. Too many leaders today sadly just tell you want you want to hear and take the easy out on a question, whilst failing to speak clearly. This to me was the clear win: Incentivise and reward businesses that are reinvesting in this country to build a better future. Tax those that are not.

[benjaheva]

Liz Trus is the foreign secretary and she is blaming Rishi Sunak for making Britain's international competitiveness worst, she is absolutely a clown for blaming others for her incompetence and mistakes

[pennylane]

People are saying Rishi stabbed Boris in the back when the reverse is true: I very much believe that it was Boris and HIS people that gave the media the story about his wife's taxes but what she did was not illegal and other Tory politicians have found ways to pay less tax in the UK so it was grossly hypocritical of Boris and his backers to attack Rishi's wife in that way.

[unboxingradha]

Rishi will be the next PM for a better future of Britain🇬🇧 😍✌👍

[sujkon]

Rishi's ideas seem more sensible and practical. Liz seems to have no idea about economics. She certainly does not have a long term plan

[OhFookinELL]

They’ll promise you the universe….until whoever wins and from then on it all becomes about them.!

[trusttruth]

I really get the impression that Liz is making things up as she goes.

[sandeepmall]

Rishi the best after listening to whole debate

[roberthayes]

Don't know much about Rishy but this woman in interview after interview going back year's has no idea what she's talking about, literally none god help us

[karakara]

Now she's blaming Ukraine Ukraine war been going on a lot longer than people think

[onkargaikwad]

Rishi seems to have clear vision, accurate polices & confident with his decision while truss looks bewildered, perplexed with what she is saying.

[navikumarkumar]

Rishi Sunak has that ability which is not in the leader of the whole world. I understand Rishi will be the right decision for UK. The world now needs a good leader, today the world knows the sage, the identity of a good leader and a good person is enough, we support the sage on behalf of taiwan love love you World

[bitubarman]

Who is after economic collapse of Truss and missing sunak???

[DrBrightThomas]

Rishi seems to be more practical and back his statements with facts and numbers.
Like his honesty about inflation and taxes.

[jenniferdanes]

Rishi has won it already even though there is a gigantic question mark over his head about the direction UK foreign policy will take but he is very competent and reassuring, hugely more stable and reliable than either Truss or his witchy colleague Priti P. Truss is so po-faced it's almost painful & cringey to watch. God forbid she gets her foot over the threshhold of Number 10.

[Amir_isl]

I agree Rishi help us in furlough scheme and self employment grants . His point of view to stable the economy makes more sense . Liz has no idea about economy and she will put us in DEBT for temporary relief. Support and well wishes to rishi 👌