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Joe Sullivan

How can I watch tonight's BBC Question Time election debate?

THE leaders of the UK's four largest parties will go head to head tonight in a two-hour debate in York.

Helmed by Fiona Bruce, the Question Time special will air on BBC One tonight at 8pm, with the debate also available on iPlayer.

Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, John Swinney and Ed Davey will all be in attendance.

How will the debate work?

The debate will take on the classic Question Time format, with the BBC branding it the "Election 2024 Question Time Leaders' Special".

The leaders will have 30 minutes to answer questions from the live studio audience.

The BBC and the parties involved have agreed that the order of the leaders will be Davey, Swinney, Starmer and Sunak.

When are the next General Election debates?

There will be two debates left in this election period after tonight's Question Time show, all on the BBC.

The first, on June 26, will be another head-to-head debate between Starmer and Sunak.

It will start at 9pm and run for an hour, adopting a style similar to the one-on-one debate between Starmer and Sunak on ITV earlier this month.

The second, on June 28, will be another Question Time debate, this time featuring Nigel Farage for Reform UK.

It was organised after Farage said he was upset at his lack of inclusion in tonight's debate.

The debate will start at 8pm, and will run until 10pm, again being hosted by Fiona Bruce.

The Green Party of England and Wales has also been invited to attend.

Separate Wales and Northern Ireland specific leaders' debates will also take place, similar to the Scotland leaders' debate on June 11.

On June 21 in Cardiff, Bethan Rhys Roberts will run a debate for Wales' party leaders.

And, in Belfast on June 27, Tara Mills will run one for Northern Irish party leaders.

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