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Sky News is calling for an Independent Leaders' Debate Commission to oversee and organise election debates
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable, former Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas, ex-foreign secretary Boris Johnson and ex-home secretary Amber Rudd are among those prominent politicians to have already backed the campaign.All SNP MPs have also given their support, while ex-deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, the Electoral Reform Society, former head of BBC News James Harding, businessman Theo Paphitis and Private Eye editor Ian Hislop are also in favour of an independent commission.
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Politicians back Sky debates campaign
Following Sky News successfully lobbying for TV debates in the 2010 election campaign, three head-to-head clashes were held between Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Mr Clegg.Since then broadcasters and politicians have failed to agree on terms and there were no head-to-head debates between the leaders of the main parties in the 2015 or 2017 general election campaigns.
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