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| Labour leadership debate - live | Labour leadership debate - live |
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| 8.11pm BST20:11 | |
| Corbyn says there has to be a regional political solution to the crisis in the Middle East. Kendall asks him if there are any circumstances under which he would deploy British troops. Corbyn says he’s sure there are some, but he can’t think of any right now. | |
| 8.08pm BST20:08 | |
| The Labour adviser tweets: | |
| The women making far more sense than the men in #LabourDebate | |
| 8.05pm BST20:05 | |
| Now the candidates are debating whether Britain should put boots on the ground in Syria. All of them disagree. Corbyn says bombing would make the situation worse. “There’s no easy palatable answers.” | |
| 7.59pm BST19:59 | |
| Corbyn says medicinal cannabis should be decriminalised - and drugs policy more widely. Burnham mentions the problem of legal highs. | |
| 7.57pm BST19:57 | |
| Burnham says it would have to be highly regulated and proceed with caution. Cooper says it’s a question no one has asked them thus far - and that it should be considered in the same way as any other drug. | |
| 7.55pm BST19:55 | |
| Back with Adam Boulton and a question about social affairs: do you support the decriminalisation of medical cannabis? | |
| 7.54pm BST19:54 | |
| We’re back with Sophy Ridge, Sky political correspondent, at the graphics wall. It’s all a bit meaningless telling us what viewers think given that they all want Corbyn to win. | |
| 7.46pm BST19:46 | |
| Time for an ad break - and Kay Burley to look forward to after that. | |
| 7.45pm BST19:45 | |
| Kendall says the idea that you have different policies for different parts of the country won’t wash. Voters also want a strong leader, she adds. | |
| Updated at 7.50pm BST | |
| 7.40pm BST19:40 | |
| Question: how to attract SNP and UKIP supporters back to Labour? Cooper says it will take time to rebuild - but it needs to remember that the party is stronger together. | |
| 7.39pm BST19:39 | 7.39pm BST19:39 |
| Kendall agrees the party has been too centralised and involve the public more but warns that the Tories want to destroy Labour by various means: “They want to wipe us out - we’ve got to get real and fight back so we can win in 2020.” | Kendall agrees the party has been too centralised and involve the public more but warns that the Tories want to destroy Labour by various means: “They want to wipe us out - we’ve got to get real and fight back so we can win in 2020.” |
| 7.37pm BST19:37 | 7.37pm BST19:37 |
| Burnham appeals to Labour supporters not to repeat the mistakes of the 1980s. Corbyn says he wants to reverse top-down decision making within the party. | Burnham appeals to Labour supporters not to repeat the mistakes of the 1980s. Corbyn says he wants to reverse top-down decision making within the party. |
| 7.36pm BST19:36 | 7.36pm BST19:36 |
| Audience at #labourdebate selected by pollster Survation to be representative of Labour supporters. They don't like Blair, they like Corbyn. | Audience at #labourdebate selected by pollster Survation to be representative of Labour supporters. They don't like Blair, they like Corbyn. |
| 7.35pm BST19:35 | 7.35pm BST19:35 |
| Buzzfeed UK’s deputy editor tweets: | Buzzfeed UK’s deputy editor tweets: |
| Man in audience asks #labourdebate why people who still like Blair aren't made welcome in party. About four people in crowd applaud him. | Man in audience asks #labourdebate why people who still like Blair aren't made welcome in party. About four people in crowd applaud him. |
| 7.34pm BST19:34 | 7.34pm BST19:34 |
| Corbyn is asked if he admires Tony Blair. While he says does acknowledge much of what the former PM achieved, as we know he fundamentally disagrees with Blair’s stance over the Iraq war. | Corbyn is asked if he admires Tony Blair. While he says does acknowledge much of what the former PM achieved, as we know he fundamentally disagrees with Blair’s stance over the Iraq war. |
| 7.29pm BST19:29 | 7.29pm BST19:29 |
| Sky’s political editor tweets: | Sky’s political editor tweets: |
| Burnham: "on issues like Hillsborough always defended my principles...Lab Party needs to get its principles back". Gets cheers #LabourDebate | Burnham: "on issues like Hillsborough always defended my principles...Lab Party needs to get its principles back". Gets cheers #LabourDebate |
| 7.28pm BST19:28 | 7.28pm BST19:28 |
| Two thirds of viewers say that want Corbyn to win the debate, with Burnham a distant second on 14%, followed by Kendall and Cooper. | Two thirds of viewers say that want Corbyn to win the debate, with Burnham a distant second on 14%, followed by Kendall and Cooper. |
| 7.26pm BST19:26 | 7.26pm BST19:26 |
| Surprise! Kendall also says no. She wants real reform of the state and public services. Cooper says Labour should be about standing up for its principles as well as putting them into practice. | Surprise! Kendall also says no. She wants real reform of the state and public services. Cooper says Labour should be about standing up for its principles as well as putting them into practice. |
| 7.23pm BST19:23 | 7.23pm BST19:23 |
| Would you be willing to compromise your political principles to get elected? That’s the next question from the studio audience. Predictably, Burnham says no: “I think the Labour party has lost sight of its own principles.” | Would you be willing to compromise your political principles to get elected? That’s the next question from the studio audience. Predictably, Burnham says no: “I think the Labour party has lost sight of its own principles.” |
| 7.20pm BST19:20 | 7.20pm BST19:20 |
| Bit of a spat between Corbyn and Kendall over Europe. Cooper says the UK should have been arguing for a better deal for Greece. | Bit of a spat between Corbyn and Kendall over Europe. Cooper says the UK should have been arguing for a better deal for Greece. |
| Updated at 7.32pm BST | Updated at 7.32pm BST |
| 7.19pm BST19:19 | 7.19pm BST19:19 |
| Kendall says she’s the strongest pro-European candidate in this campaign. Corbyn wants to tackle tax havens and how Europe has treated the people of Greece by imposing austerity measures on them. | Kendall says she’s the strongest pro-European candidate in this campaign. Corbyn wants to tackle tax havens and how Europe has treated the people of Greece by imposing austerity measures on them. |
| 7.17pm BST19:17 | 7.17pm BST19:17 |
| Cooper seems to be dominating the debate thus far, while Corbyn is relatively subdued. | Cooper seems to be dominating the debate thus far, while Corbyn is relatively subdued. |
| 7.15pm BST19:15 | 7.15pm BST19:15 |
| Liz Kendall says it’s appalling that the UK stopped support for search and rescue in the Mediterranean at one point. She adds that we’ve not yet seen a proper political strategy for dealing with situation in Syria. | Liz Kendall says it’s appalling that the UK stopped support for search and rescue in the Mediterranean at one point. She adds that we’ve not yet seen a proper political strategy for dealing with situation in Syria. |
| Updated at 7.29pm BST | Updated at 7.29pm BST |
| 7.13pm BST19:13 | 7.13pm BST19:13 |
| Next question: will you continue the policies that are leaving people to die in the Mediterranean? | Next question: will you continue the policies that are leaving people to die in the Mediterranean? |
| 7.11pm BST19:11 | 7.11pm BST19:11 |
| Andy Burnham says we should be taking people from UN-run camps in Turkey - that would send a message that crossing the Mediterranean is not worth the risk. | Andy Burnham says we should be taking people from UN-run camps in Turkey - that would send a message that crossing the Mediterranean is not worth the risk. |
| 7.08pm BST19:08 | 7.08pm BST19:08 |
| Liz Kendall says she’s been ashamed of the British government. She says Labour would back any decisions by Cameron: “There’s a willingness out there - do the right thing. Take action now.” | Liz Kendall says she’s been ashamed of the British government. She says Labour would back any decisions by Cameron: “There’s a willingness out there - do the right thing. Take action now.” |
| 7.07pm BST19:07 | 7.07pm BST19:07 |
| Andy Burnham says he would be going to Brussels, agreeing a plan to deal with the situation and taking control, which David Cameron has failed to do. | Andy Burnham says he would be going to Brussels, agreeing a plan to deal with the situation and taking control, which David Cameron has failed to do. |
| Updated at 7.17pm BST | Updated at 7.17pm BST |
| 7.06pm BST19:06 | 7.06pm BST19:06 |
| Yvette Cooper says people are “deeply troubled” by the images we’ve seen. Communities in the UK need to ask what they can do to help, she says. “We cannot turn our backs on this crisis.” | Yvette Cooper says people are “deeply troubled” by the images we’ve seen. Communities in the UK need to ask what they can do to help, she says. “We cannot turn our backs on this crisis.” |
| Updated at 7.18pm BST | Updated at 7.18pm BST |
| 7.04pm BST19:04 | 7.04pm BST19:04 |
| First question: what would you do about the refugee crisis? Corbyn says Britain taking an extra 4,000 isn’t enough. “We have to hold out the hand of humanity,” he says, adding that a UN response worldwide is also needed. | First question: what would you do about the refugee crisis? Corbyn says Britain taking an extra 4,000 isn’t enough. “We have to hold out the hand of humanity,” he says, adding that a UN response worldwide is also needed. |
| 7.02pm BST19:02 | 7.02pm BST19:02 |
| Bit of a technical hitch to start with - but now we’re off with Adam Boulton. | Bit of a technical hitch to start with - but now we’re off with Adam Boulton. |
| 6.58pm BST18:58 | 6.58pm BST18:58 |
| We can only hope Kay Burley takes off her leather jacket before going inside The Sage... | We can only hope Kay Burley takes off her leather jacket before going inside The Sage... |
| 6.56pm BST18:56 | 6.56pm BST18:56 |
| If you want to participate in the debate from the comfort of your armchair (or wherever you happen to be), log on to Sky News Pulse. | If you want to participate in the debate from the comfort of your armchair (or wherever you happen to be), log on to Sky News Pulse. |
| 6.51pm BST18:51 | 6.51pm BST18:51 |
| Presented by Adam Boulton, the first half of the 90 minute debate will focus on questions from the audience at The Sage in Gateshead. Much of the questioning in the second half will come from Sky News viewers. | Presented by Adam Boulton, the first half of the 90 minute debate will focus on questions from the audience at The Sage in Gateshead. Much of the questioning in the second half will come from Sky News viewers. |
| 6.51pm BST18:51 | 6.51pm BST18:51 |
| Summary | Summary |
| Welcome to our live blog on the second Labour leadership debate, taking place in Gateshead. This is the last chance for the four candidates to convince voters how to cast their ballot. | Welcome to our live blog on the second Labour leadership debate, taking place in Gateshead. This is the last chance for the four candidates to convince voters how to cast their ballot. |