The second televised debate between the candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of UK was abruptly cut off live on Tuesday after the duel moderator, Kate McCann, passed out, 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.
The moderator “Kate McCann passed out live tonight and although she is fine the medical advice is that we should not continue the debate”said in a statement NewsUK, the group which owns the TalkTV channel and the tabloid The Sunorganizers of the debate.
The broadcast of the debate between Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak, which members of the Conservative Party must decide between here at the beginning of September, was immediately interrupted around 6:30 p.m., about thirty minutes after it started.
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“Good news that you are already feeling better”reacted on Twitter Rishi Sunak. “Relieved to hear that Kate McCann is doing well. Really sorry that such a debate had to stop”tweeted Liz Truss.
TalkTV is the new television channel launched in April by media mogul Rubert Murdoch, who also owns The Sun. The debate was initially to be co-moderated with tabloid political reporter Harry Cole, who eventually tested positive for Covid.
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.
During the first duel Monday evening on the BBCthe two candidates had heated exchanges on taxation, Liz Truss proposing massive tax cuts which for her rival will aggravate 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, who is often considered the best debater but who often gave the impression of cutting her off. word.