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UK: Party leaders to participate in BBC election debates

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The BBC has unveiled details of its General Election special TV programmes which will enable the public to question politicians in the run up to the 8 June poll.

David Dimbleby will host two Question Time Specials in which leaders will face audience questions consecutively.

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn will appear on 2 June, followed by Tim Farron and Nicola Sturgeon on 4 June.

Mishal Husain will moderate a seven-way debate on 31 May.

That debate, to be broadcast live on BBC One from Cambridge will feature senior Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, SNP, Plaid Cymru, Green Party and UKIP figures.

Other programmes, include Election Questions to Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood from Swansea on 4 June, and Election Questions to UKIP leader Paul Nuttall from Bristol.

The final BBC debate will be a Newsbeat Youth debate on 6 June with an audience of 16-34 year olds hosted by Tina Daheley in Manchester.

In addition, Mrs May and her husband Philip are also expected to appear on BBC's One Show on 9 May.