Bonus Episode: Who won the seven-way ITV Election Debate?

Calling Peston: The ITV News Politics Podcast

ITV News

News, Politics, Government

4.3 • 179 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Which of the seven politicians won the ITV election debate? What was the gossip in the spin room? And what does Robert make of the free wine provided by ITV? In the bonus episode of Calling Peston, ITV political correspondent Daniel Hewitt and Political Editor Robert Peston give their verdicts following the two hour live television debate between the seven main political parties. Find out why the Tories chose Rishi Sunak and Labour chose Richard Burgon to stand in for their leaders, as they discuss if Jeremy Corbyn missed an open goal by not showing up. They debate the moments of the debate, including THAT comment by Nigel Farage on Donald Trump, and whether it has in any way moved the dial in this election. We’ll bring you a new episode of Calling Peston every weekday around 5pm throughout the election campaign. Don’t forget to subscribe - and if you like what you hear, do rate us and leave a review. Get in touch with the Calling Peston team - contact @DanielHewittITV, @ShehabKhan and @Peston. For the latest election news, go to itv.com/news and follow @ITVNewsPolitics on Twitter.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to this bonus episode of Calling Peston. I'm Daniel Hewitt. My co-host,
0:05.7	Sheehab Khan, is having a much deserved day off after working all day yesterday. So it's just me
0:11.4	and producer Lewis. Say hi, Lewis. Hi. And also, of course, Robert Peston. Now, it's 1021 p.m. on Sunday night the ITV election debate has just finished a seven-way
0:26.6	debate between the seven main political parties. Boris Johnson Jeremy Corbyn weren't in attendance. It was Rishi
0:32.6	Sunak for the Tories and Richard Bergen for Labour. Two hours of pretty feisty television,
0:38.3	wouldn't you say, Lewis? Yeah, certainly was. Yeah. So Robert right now is in Salford,
0:43.6	where the debate took place. And Robert can join me now to discuss who he thought did well in the
0:50.5	debate, plus the rest of the day's news Robert are you there? Hello.
0:54.7	Good evening Mr Peston. How are you?
0:58.0	I've got a glass of red wine in my hand so I've been a little bit better than I was an hour ago.
1:02.3	Oh well no no such fun for me and Lewis here in London. How is Sulford?
1:07.6	Well that's because you've not been working as hard as I have.
1:10.6	Oh, I honestly normally I would let been working as hard as I have. Oh!
1:11.5	Honestly, normally I would let that go, Robert, but not tonight, please.
1:15.1	But, yeah, sulfur's fine.
1:16.6	It's freezing bloody cold.
1:19.1	And I've just done a 35-minute digital sort of review of the great ITV debate.
1:29.9	I don't know what you thought.
1:31.3	I thought the ITB debate was pretty good, actually.
1:32.9	I enjoyed it.
1:33.6	So did I.
1:34.3	So genuinely,
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