Rishi Sunak v Keir Starmer UK election debate review: all the charm and grace of a duo of Daleks trapped in a portaloo

But instead of two Time Lords, the occupants have all the charm and grace of a duo of Daleks trapped in a portaloo. Addressing the migrant crisis, he claims Starmer’s British Labour Party is soft on illegal immigration and then – wait for it – warns that “If Labour win, the people smugglers are going to need a bigger boat”. Can you imagine someone in an Irish debate referring to the country in those terms? Sunak waves his hand when making a point, and Starmer looks incredulous whenever his opponent opens his mouth. Amid the many upheavals that have wracked British politics since the Brexit vote 2016, the debate somehow goes the full Gareth Southgate.