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Radio 4,26 Jun 2024,45 mins

Starmer and Sunak clash in fiery final debate

The World Tonight

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The Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition seized their final opportunity to define themselves and their policies ahead of next Thursday's election. With a week to go before polling day, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer engaged in their most fiery debate yet, clashing repeatedly on issues like welfare reform, tax rises, immigration both legal and illegal, and trans rights. As we went on air, reports emerged from Bolivia that soldiers and military vehicles were surrounding government buildings in the capital La Paz. The BBC's Will Grant provided updates. And legendary rocker Pete Townshend talks about his half-century old album, Quadrophenia, enjoying a new lease of life as it's adapted into a ballet by Sadler's Wells Theatre.

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