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EU referendum: Leave and Remain clash in BBC Great Debate | |
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The biggest live debate of the UK's EU referendum campaign is under way at Wembley Arena. | |
Big names on both sides of the debate are fielding questions before an audience of 6,000. | |
The BBC's Great Debate represents a final chance for the two sides to get their points across on primetime TV before polls open on Thursday. | The BBC's Great Debate represents a final chance for the two sides to get their points across on primetime TV before polls open on Thursday. |
Panellists include Boris Johnson, for Leave, and his successor as London Mayor Sadiq Khan, for Remain. | |
The debate, hosted by David Dimbleby, Mishal Husain and Emily Maitlis, is live on BBC One. | |
Questions have been grouped into three categories: The economy, immigration and Britain's place in the world. | |
The Leave campaign put forward the same line-up as a previous TV debate: Boris Johnson, Labour MP Gisela Stuart and energy minister Andrea Leadsom. | |
The argument for remaining in the EU is being put by Mr Khan, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, and Frances O'Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress. | |
BBC chief political correspondent Vicki Young said the inclusion of Mr Khan and Ms O'Grady was a clear sign the Remain campaign believe the Labour vote will be crucial on Thursday. | BBC chief political correspondent Vicki Young said the inclusion of Mr Khan and Ms O'Grady was a clear sign the Remain campaign believe the Labour vote will be crucial on Thursday. |
The Leave campaign, she added, want to put Boris Johnson "right in the centre" with UKIP leader Nigel Farage having occupied the headlines in recent days. | The Leave campaign, she added, want to put Boris Johnson "right in the centre" with UKIP leader Nigel Farage having occupied the headlines in recent days. |
There will be contributions by campaigners from other political parties, business and journalism on a second, smaller stage. | There will be contributions by campaigners from other political parties, business and journalism on a second, smaller stage. |
Among them are former Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King, who backs remaining in the EU, and founder and chairman of Wetherspoons Tim Martin, who supports Brexit. | |
EU Referendum: The Great Debate will be broadcast on Tuesday 21 June from 20:00 - 22:00 BST (19:00 - 21:00 GMT) on BBC One, on BBC Online and BBC World News. It will be available to watch afterwards on the BBC iPlayer. | EU Referendum: The Great Debate will be broadcast on Tuesday 21 June from 20:00 - 22:00 BST (19:00 - 21:00 GMT) on BBC One, on BBC Online and BBC World News. It will be available to watch afterwards on the BBC iPlayer. |