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Sky News has confirmed it will broadcast live coverage of LBC’s ‘ Clegg vs Farage In Or Out Of The EU?’ debate on Wednesday 26th March.

Next year’s general election could feature four televised leaders’ debates, after Channel 4 said it had secured agreement from other broadcasters that it should be involved.

Channel 4 wants to host one of the televised party leader debates in the run-up to next year's UK general election for the first time - after feeling "excluded" from the 2010 broadcasts by the BBC, Sky and ITV.

Election debates should help people in deciding how to vote without necessarily "changing minds", the head of the organisation which organises US presidential debates has told peers. Janet Brown [ CPD] said debates must have "educational value" as well as being a major television news event.

Nick Clegg risks being shut out of TV debates ahead of the 2015 general election under Labour plans for a head-to-head battle between the only two men who can be Prime Minister. Labour said it wanted to see straight fight between David Cameron and Ed Miliband, in an apparent shift from previous

TV news executives want to include Question Time-style audience participation in party leader debates during next year's general election campaign.

Nigel Farage should not expect a place in the TV debates when his party has no MPs, the head of Sky News has said.

Nick Clegg has said that he would be “relaxed” about Nigel Farage taking part in television debates before the next election, leaving David Cameron as the only party leader opposing the UK Independence Party leader’s involvement.