There was one burst of excitement in the BBC debate’s spin room, when we realised it was all almost over
by Archie Mitchell
Jun 26, 2024
3 minutes
A week is a long time in politics, and since The Independent’s trip to Manchester for the first head-to-head debate of the general election, it has been two.
The first time, hacks assembled in the behind-the-scenes “spin room” were eagerly awaiting a clash between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer that could shift the dial in what has looked from the outset a done and dusted contest.
This time, of a disastrous D-Day gaffe, a Tory election betting
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