Angela Rayner and Penny Mordaunt have exchanged fiery words as they go head-to-head on taxes, the NHS and defence in a seven-way TV debate.
The leading party figures clashed after the Tory politician repeated a claim that Labour would make working families pay £2,000 more in tax - a figure which has been criticised by Treasury experts.
Debate moderator Mishal Husain interrupted Mordaunt to remind her the figure had been questioned and Green Party leader Carla Denyer described her opponents “terribly dignified”.
Leading political figures also clashed on the issue of migration as Nigel Farage - who is well known for his views on migration - accused both Conservative and Labour governments of not controlling migration as he pledged to “stop migrants from bringing their family members to the UK”.
The issue came to light after Penny Mordaunt admitted prime minister Rishi Sunak was “very wrong” to have deserted D-Day commemorations early.
Sunak faced intense criticism for leaving the D-Day commemorations in Normandy early on Thursday to continue his election campaign trail.
