Tory leadership debate halted after incident in the TV studio

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Tory Leadership Debate Halted After Incident In The Tv Studio
Liz Truss and Rushi Sunak during the latest head-to-head TV debate. Photo: PA
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By Martina Bet, PA Political Staff

The TalkTV/Sun Tory leadership debate dramatically went off-air after an incident took place in the studio.

As Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss were clashing once again over taxes, health funding and the economy in their second head-to-head televised debate, a loud crash interrupted the two Tory rivals.

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The British foreign secretary looked visibly worried and could be heard saying “oh my God”, as she walked off the stage.

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Liz Truss during The Sun’s Showdown: The Fight for No10. Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA

The programme immediately went off-air, with a message appearing on the screen, saying: “We are sorry for the disruption to this programme.

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“We are working hard to fix the issue and will return to normal programming soon.”

A Sun spokeswoman said the debate was paused because of a medical issue.

“There was a medical issue, we hope to be back on air soon,” she said.

It is understood the debate’s host, TalkTV’s political editor Kate McCann, fainted during the debate.

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Ms McCann was meant to appear alongside The Sun’s political editor Harry Cole, but he tested positive for Covid-19 earlier today.

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