UK's Sunak and Starmer struggle to be heard as noisy protest mars their final election debate
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UK's Sunak and Starmer struggle to be heard as noisy protest mars their final election debate

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer struggled to get their messages across to voters on Wednesday, as protesters threatened to drown out their final televised debate of the U.K. election campaign. As the two politicians vying to become Britain's leader after the July 4 election faced off live on the BBC, indistinguishable but loud shouting could be heard from outside the venue at Nottingham Trent University in central England. The ruckus made for a messy end to a series of debates that have seen Starmer, Sunak and other party leaders appeal directly to voters. Next week British voters will elect lawmakers to fill all 650 seats in the House of Commons, and the leader of the party that can command a majority — either alone or in coalition — will become prime minister.

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