The Prime Minister looked “defeated” to the public in Grimsby after Sky’s Battle of Number Ten.
Some also questioned whether Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer fully answered the questions they asked.
O 90-minute grilling on TV left the public asking how the prime minister could react and win the election.
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Amy Green traveled from Leeds to ask a question and said she looked defeated.
“Sunak needs to abandon the law, talk to us as an electorate, as human beings,” she said.
“I think he was quite defeatist – if I was fighting for my job I would be out there attacking people… he gave up and lost his will.”
She used to play a prominent role in the local Conservative Party, but quit a few years ago.
She started the night not knowing who to vote for and then was still no closer to a decision.
“I’m still undecided, to be honest,” she added.
Grimsby resident Sharon Westerman asked Sir Keir the first question of the night about inequality in his hometown.
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She told Sky News she wasn’t 100% convinced by him, but thought he would become the next prime minister.
“I think Labor will do it, but there will be fierce competition from other candidates – it’s not just Labor and the Conservatives,” she said.
“Some questions have been answered, but others, like the NHS, housing and child poverty, we still need to know how this will be achieved.
“There are not enough details of both men.”
Christina Ashibogu traveled from London to Grimsby. The lawyer asked about rebuilding trust between police and communities.
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“I feel a bit bad for Rishi, he looks defeated… with Starmer, I wasn’t entirely impressed,” she told Sky News immediately after the event.
“Someone asked Starmer why he looks like a robot and he was surprised by it.”
She felt it was the public that really came out on top: “We did well, when we weren’t satisfied with the response people came back to try and get clarity.”
Retired teacher Ian Miles, from Grimsby, said the longer format really helped him understand the two men better.
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He also saw a prime minister who didn’t seem confident enough.
“After the D-Day disaster [when the prime minister departed early from commemorations] It’s like he doesn’t believe in himself anymore,” he said.
“For Keir Starmer, I think it’s a matter of him not giving people enough to get them excited about him.”
Some left the Town Hall in Grimsby still undecided, but agreed that the Battle for Number Ten challenged both leaders.
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