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BBC Newsnight to host Labour leadership debate BBC Newsnight to host Labour leadership debate
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The BBC is to host the first debate between the candidates to become the next leader of the Labour Party.The BBC is to host the first debate between the candidates to become the next leader of the Labour Party.
The hustings will be shown on Newsnight on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel on 17 June, moderated by Laura Kuenssberg.The hustings will be shown on Newsnight on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel on 17 June, moderated by Laura Kuenssberg.
Four candidates, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Mary Creagh, have so far put their names forward and all will need the support of 35 MPs to get on the ballot paper.Four candidates, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Mary Creagh, have so far put their names forward and all will need the support of 35 MPs to get on the ballot paper.
The result of the election will be announced on 12 September.The result of the election will be announced on 12 September.
The debate will be filmed in Nuneaton, in Warwickshire, which was chosen because it's seen as an example of the kind of constituency which Labour needed to win to regain power, but failed to convince at the general election. The debate will be filmed in Nuneaton, in Warwickshire, which was chosen because it's seen as an example of the kind of constituency that Labour needed to win to regain power, but failed to convince at the general election.
The BBC will select the audience and determine the format of the debate.The BBC will select the audience and determine the format of the debate.
Labour's acting leader Harriet Harman welcomed the development, saying it was vital that the public were part of Labour's discussions about its future after its heavy defeat.Labour's acting leader Harriet Harman welcomed the development, saying it was vital that the public were part of Labour's discussions about its future after its heavy defeat.
"We need robust, tough, televised hustings which involve the public," she said. "And we cannot just hold hustings in our Labour heartlands, we have to go to areas where we didn't win.""We need robust, tough, televised hustings which involve the public," she said. "And we cannot just hold hustings in our Labour heartlands, we have to go to areas where we didn't win."
The Newsnight Labour leadership debate will be broadcast live from Nuneaton in front of an audience at 19:00 BST on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.The Newsnight Labour leadership debate will be broadcast live from Nuneaton in front of an audience at 19:00 BST on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.
Coverage and analysis will continue on the BBC News Channel from 8pm and Newsnight will air highlights and discussion at 22:30 BST. Coverage and analysis will continue on the BBC News Channel from 20:00 and Newsnight will air highlights and discussion at 22:30.
Newsnight Editor Ian Katz said: "Five years ago, Newsnight staged the first televised hustings in the race to succeed Gordon Brown as Labour leader and we're delighted to be giving viewers a ringside seat for the fascinating argument over the future of the party at this pivotal moment."Newsnight Editor Ian Katz said: "Five years ago, Newsnight staged the first televised hustings in the race to succeed Gordon Brown as Labour leader and we're delighted to be giving viewers a ringside seat for the fascinating argument over the future of the party at this pivotal moment."
The programme is expected to be one of several televised hustings during the three-month campaign.The programme is expected to be one of several televised hustings during the three-month campaign.