And round two begins! Rematch for the party’s biggest brawlers as Tories’ Penny Mordaunt locks horns with Labour’s Angela Rayner and Reform’s Nigel Farage again in seven-way ITV debate

Tory minister Penny Mordaunt, Work‘S Angela Rayner and reform leader of Britain Nigel Farage clashed with another TV general election debate tonight.

The senior politicians were involved in a second live on-air fight – six days after staging heated arguments in seven directions BBC debate.

They were among the leading figures of the seven main British sides who played ninety minutes ITV program this evening.

The Liberal Democratfrom Daisy Cooper, SNP‘Stephen Flynn, Carla Denyer of the Green Party and Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru.

Mr Farage – who was deemed by viewers to have won last week’s BBC debate – risked a sexism row when he suggested the heated exchanges between Ms Mordaunt and Ms Rayner represented a ‘catfight’.

Tory minister Penny Mordaunt, Labor leader Angela Rayner and reform leader Nigel Farage clashed tonight in another TV election debate

Ahead of tonight’s debate, Pat McFadden, Labour’s national campaign coordinator, said: ‘Today we launched our manifesto with a stronger economy and greater wealth creation across the country at its heart.

‘It is a practical and affordable plan for change that will make a real and positive difference to people’s lives and is a stark contrast to the latest recipe for more chaos published by the Tories on Tuesday.

‘In tonight’s debate, Angela Rayner will make Labour’s case for change and reach out to the public to turn the page on the Tory years.’

The latest seven-party debate came after Sir Keir Starmer launched Labour’s election manifesto earlier on Thursday.

The Labor leader warned there would be ‘no quick fix’ if voters hand him the keys to Number 10 on July 4, after 14 years of Tory ‘chaos’.

Despite launching a manifesto that contained no new policy announcements, Sir Keir denied he was being overly cautious in the run-up to election day.

The party’s manifesto focused on the aim of generating economic growth and making Labor the ‘party of wealth creation’.

But Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Labour’s plan – which included plans to raise £7 billion in taxes – would result in ‘the highest taxes in history’.

Sir Keir was challenged on the lack of notable new policies and whether he was careful not to do anything that could dent his lead in the polls – the so-called ‘Ming vase’ strategy.

Sir Keir acknowledged the absence of a ‘rabbit from the hat’ in the policy document, saying: ‘If you want politics as pantomime, I hear Clacton is nice this time of year.’

In the seat of Essex, Farage is campaigning to become an MP.

When asked if it was a ‘Captain Caution’ manifesto, he replied: ‘It is a serious plan for the future of our country.’

He added: “I’m not going to do what Rishi Sunak does, which is offer things he can’t deliver because there’s no funding for them.

“People have had too much of that, they’re tired of it.”

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt attacked the plans, branding it a ‘tax trap manifesto’.

“Under Labour’s published plans, taxes will rise to levels never before seen in this country,” he said, before claiming further increases may be necessary.

“They refuse to rule out taxing your job, your home, your pension, your car, your business and think they can get away with it without anyone holding them accountable.

‘Don’t be under any illusions, from cradle to grave you will pay more taxes under Labor.’