'They look like cardboard cut-outs' - PM debate viewers say same thing about Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss
26.07.2022 - 00:01
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The head-to-head TV debate between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss is underway - and viewers are saying the same thing about the BBC show's opening. The debate between the two politicians - one of whom will be the next Tory leader and Prime Minister - began with the camera zooming in to them closely.
Mr Sunak and Ms Truss stood rigid still in front of a lectern, both smiling. And according to viewers taking to social media as they watched at home, they looked like cardboard cut-outs.
"Omg what an unnerving intro that was - I genuinely thought they were both cardboard cut-outs or waxworks," said Nick (@nickoverheard) on Twitter. "Omg they look like cardboard cut-outs," said another Twitter user (@philford).
"I legit thought these were cardboard cut outs for a second then," added Twitter user Nadine Batchelor-Hunt (@nadinebh_). Others tweeted screenshots of the show's opening. "I'm scared," said Sam Ellis on Twitter (@SamCEllis).
Another viewer hailed 'the most unsettling start to any TV programme in history' while another posted: "Were those cardboard cut-outs?" "How have they made both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak look like their own cardboard cut-outs? Are they even human?" questioned Rob Kidman on Twitter (@kidmanproject).
Mr Sunak and Ms Truss are going head to head as the battle to become the next prime minister became toxic with the two rival camps clashing over immigration, China and the economy.
The BBC debate at 9pm comes after a weekend that saw allies of the two Tory leadership hopefuls trade increasingly personal attacks. Both candidates will spend Monday engaging in final preparations ahead of the first showdown between the two.
Sophie Raworth is hosting the debate in Stoke, with the BBC’s political editor Chris Mason
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