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The BBC's chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman reveals how the parties are feeling ahead of the first general election TV debate.
The head-to-head debate between Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak will be broadcast by ITV on Tuesday 4 June at 21:00 BST.
On Friday 7 June Mishal Husain will moderate a BBC debate between leading figures from the seven biggest political parties in Great Britain. It will be broadcast from 19:30 BST.