The televised debate between the candidates to replace Boris Johnson at Downing Street was abruptly interrupted in full live on Tuesday July 26 after the moderator of the duel, Kate McCann fainted, the broadcaster said.
As Foreign Minister Liz Truss answered a question about the war in Ukraine, viewers heard a loud collapsing sound and could see the startled look of Liz Truss, who rushed towards the source of the noise , off fields.
Debate immediately interrupted
Moderator “
Kate McCann passed out live tonight and although she is fine, the medical advice is that we should not continue the debate
,” said NewsUK, the group that owns TalkTV, in a statement. and the tabloid The Sun who organized the debate.
The broadcast of the debate between Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak, which members of the Conservative Party must decide by early September, was immediately interrupted around 6:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. GMT) about thirty minutes after it started.
“
There was a medical problem.
This is not a safety issue and the contestants are doing well
,” TalkTV first tweeted.
TalkTV is the new television channel launched in April by media mogul Rubert Murdoch, who also owns The Sun.
It was the second televised duel in two days for Liz Truss, 47, and Rishi Sunak, 42, the two Tory candidates still in the running to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in September, who resigned on July 7 after a series of scandals.
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During the first debate Monday evening on the BBC, the two candidates had heated exchanges on taxation, Liz Truss proposing massive tax cuts which for her rival will worsen the already dramatic inflation (more than 9%).
The boss of the Foreign Office has seen her stature as a favorite further reinforced: according to a poll, the Conservatives preferred her performance over the ex-Chancellor, yet often considered the best debater but who often gave the impression of cutting her off. word.
