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How can politicians explain nuance in numbers and sell "sort of" answers in an election? The team look at the first general election debate between Labour's Keir Starmer and the Conservative's Rishi Sunak, and the controversial tax figures quoted by Sunak that Labour claim are "lies", discussing how politicians can sell nuanced or complicated positions when in a debate or on the doorstep, and how even fudgy figures can be electoral wins if enough people remember them. Also, there's been controversy as Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross announces he is standing to be an MP, and Diane Abbott once again finds herself in the headlines as it's revealed the Conservatives accepted money from donor Frank Hester after a previous row where he made alleged racist comments about Abbott.
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How can politicians explain nuance in numbers and sell "sort of" answers in an election? The team look at the first general election debate between Labour's Keir Starmer and the Conservative's Rishi Sunak, and the controversial tax figures quoted by Sunak that Labour claim are "lies", discussing how politicians can sell nuanced or complicated positions when in a debate or on the doorstep, and how even fudgy figures can be electoral wins if enough people remember them. Also, there's been controversy as Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross announces he is standing to be an MP, and Diane Abbott once again finds herself in the headlines as it's revealed the Conservatives accepted money from donor Frank Hester after a previous row where he made alleged racist comments about Abbott.

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