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A row has erupted between senior Welsh Tories after it emerged neither Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies nor Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns were taking part in Tuesday's BBC Wales leaders' debate.

The BBC announced today that it's linking up with the social network for the first time to share coverage of five major debates that begin on May 31st.

Corbyn and May were grilled by Jeremy Paxman and a live studio audience on a Monday night programme hosted by Sky News and Channel 4, in the first set-piece political debate of the campaign featuring both the leaders, but they did not face each other.

No, there will be no head to head between the two politicians. Mrs May has been quite clear that about not doing any televised head-to-head debates during the General Election campaign.

On Wednesday afternoon the school hosted an educational political debate for 140 students from Year 7 to 12 which was attended by all five candidates standing in the Tatton constituency: Quentin Abel (Independent), Nigel Hennerley (Green Party) Esther McVey (Conservative Party), Sam Rushworth

The broadcast was due to come from the Tramway theatre in Glasgow, taking place in front of an audience of 150 comprising a representative sample of the Scottish electorate.

Scotland's political leaders have traded blows over independence and immigration in a heated BBC debate.

The leaders of five political parties have taken part in a live TV election debate - but Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn sat it out.

Mrs May became the first serving leader of a UK political party to take part in a Facebook Live event as she took questions from the public, put to her by ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston.

Arount 14,000 people were watching the interview, hosted by ITV News and broadcast on Facebook, at its peak.

Members of the public who want answers from the UK's top politicians are being given a chance to get them, as ITV invites viewers to submit questions for party leaders ahead of its live televised debate on Thursday.

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn will face voters in a BBC Question Time special after refusing to take part in a head-to-head TV leaders debate.