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| Scottish independence: Salmond and Darling TV debate confirmed | Scottish independence: Salmond and Darling TV debate confirmed |
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| First Minister Alex Salmond will go head-to-head with Better Together leader Alistair Darling in a live TV debate, it has been confirmed. | First Minister Alex Salmond will go head-to-head with Better Together leader Alistair Darling in a live TV debate, it has been confirmed. |
| The STV programme is expected to be broadcast after the Commonwealth Games. | |
| Better Together director Blair McDougall said it was a welcome development. | Better Together director Blair McDougall said it was a welcome development. |
| Mr Salmond has repeatedly challenged Prime Minister David Cameron to debate him over independence and said he would continue to do so. | Mr Salmond has repeatedly challenged Prime Minister David Cameron to debate him over independence and said he would continue to do so. |
| The debate programme will be broadcast live from Edinburgh. | |
| It will be hosted by STV's political editor Bernard Ponsonby, and attended by 500 members of the public representing both sides of the debate as well as undecided voters. | |
| The debate will be split into three sections: | The debate will be split into three sections: |
| A spokesman for the first minister said he would continue to urge Mr Cameron to debate with him. | A spokesman for the first minister said he would continue to urge Mr Cameron to debate with him. |
| Mr Cameron has previously said the debate should be "between people in Scotland". | Mr Cameron has previously said the debate should be "between people in Scotland". |