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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 has agreed to a live TV debate with Better Together leader Alistair Darling.
The STV programme is expected to be broadcast after the Commonwealth Games. Both politicians were invited to take part in an STV programme on 16 July,
Better Together director Blair McDougall said it was a welcome development. Mr Salmond said he would continue to push for Prime Minister David Cameron to debate him over independence, but he has offered to take on Alistair Darling after the Commonwealth Games.
Mr Salmond has repeatedly challenged Prime Minister David Cameron to debate him over independence and said he would continue to do so. Better Together campaign director Blair McDougall said it was a welcome development.
The debate programme will be broadcast live from Edinburgh. STV wrote to both campaigns proposing a plan for a live two-hour debate.
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. It would be broadcast from Edinburgh, 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: A spokesman for Mr Salmond said: "We will continue to pursue David Cameron to agree to the 16 July debate with the first minister.
A spokesman for the first minister said he would continue to urge Mr Cameron to debate with him. "If he continues to duck from it - the first minister will take on Alistair Darling shortly after the Commonwealth Games."
Mr Cameron has previously said the debate should be "between people in Scotland". Mr McDougall said: "People in Scotland deserve a TV debate between the leaders of both campaigns about the big issues in this referendum, like what would happen to our pound, pensions and public services."
The prime minister has previously said the debate should be "between people in Scotland".