Sunak’s best Question Time moment also exposed his weakness

Tonight’s election Question Time programme was probably the best of the campaign in that it gave space for proper discussion while making all the leaders uncomfortable. None of the four men questioned over the two hour programme – Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, Ed Davey and John Swinney – did badly: in fact, given what a mess his wider campaign is in, Sunak acquitted himself pretty well. There were some good revelatory comments, both in terms of the arguments used and the reactions of the audience. But there wasn’t one defining moment that will sum up the election once we know the results. 

All faced questions about whether the public could trust politicians and specifically why voters should trust their particular parties. For the Lib Dems, it was the tuition fees scandal, though Davey also had to answer the questions he has largely managed to avoid during this campaign about the way he handled the Post Office scandal as a minister.