Drama on Sunak vs Truss debate! Broadcast discontinued as 'TV presenter faints'

London, Jul 27: In a quest to succeed Boris Johnson as UK's next Prime Minister, the former chancellor Rishi Sunak and British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss traded blows at each other over economic policy, foreign relations in the first-ever TV debate between the two.

 

 

 

 

The candidates clashed over Britain's future ties with China after cutting ties with Russia. Describing China as a threat to Britain's economic security, Sunak said "It is time that we stand up to our values" but the former chancellor was snapped back by Truss there and then when she underlined how the minister was pushing for closer trade relations with China a month ago.

 

 

 

 

 

Ahead of the leadership debate, Rishi Sunak tweeted a series of tough new measures he would introduce as prime minister to "face down" China. His proposals included closing all 30 Confucius Institutes in the UK and empowering MI5 to help tackle industrial espionage. Sunak said his rival's 'unconservative and unfunded' tax cut plans would leave our children and grandchildren saddled with paying off COVID debts.

 

The Tory leadership debate between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss was cancelled on Tuesday after presenter Kate McCann fainted and collapsed live on air. The channel tweeted, "Kate McCann fainted on air tonight and although she is fine, the medical advice was that we shouldn't continue with the debate. We apologize to our viewers and listeners."