Sunak accused his challenger of not having big ideas. Starmer accused the prime minister of wanting to distance himself from the Conservative Party’s record.
LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the Conservative Party met the opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer Tuesday night in their first one-on-one debate of Britain’s general election campaign, facing tough questions from the skeptical audience about the high cost of living, long waiting times to get health care and the sorry state of the education.
Lines about “fairness” got applause. Sunak said it wouldn’t be fair to raise taxes to pay young doctors more than they’d already been offered. Starmer stressed that it would be fair for the super rich to pay more taxes. But there was only so much he could do. Many voters have soured on the Tories after their 14 years in power and agree with Labour that it’s time to put an end to the “chaos” — the scandals and the constant musical chairs of ministerial appointments.
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