The National – UK Party Leaders Debate Confirmed – Except For Viewers In Scotland
30/05/2024 – The front page of The Nation leads on the upcoming UK general election.
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- SNP snubbed as ITV announce first General Election debate: The main story says Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer will go head to head in the first TV debate of the election, it has been announced – with the SNP snubbed.[https://www.thenational.scot/news/24352183.snp-snubbed-itv-announce-first-general-election-debate/]
- John Swinney slams ITV for excluding SNP from election debate: JOHN Swinney has lashed out at ITV after the broadcaster excluded the SNP from a TV debate. Speaking at the opening of the new Levenmouth railway on Wednesday, the First Minister said his party was making “strenuous representations” to broadcasters for inclusion in TV debates in the run-up to the election. [https://www.thenational.scot/news/24352562.john-swinney-slams-itv-excluding-snp-election-debate/]
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