Starmer v Sunak: who came out top in the first leaders’ debate? Our panel’s verdict

The PM and Labour leader tussled on tax, Gaza and immigration. But did either man land a damaging blow?

The debate format was poorly thought out. How can anything of substance be said in 45-second answers? On the questions that required longer responses - taxation, the cost of living crisis - there just wasn't enough time to get into any detail. But on immigration, the brevity was grimly revealing.

Nesrine Malik is a Guardian columnist