Orkney General Election Candidates' Debate
Featuring five of the six candidates competing to be Orkney and Shetland's MP in the new UK Parliament. Chaired by Rob Flett.
Featuring five of the six candidates competing to be Orkney and Shetland's MP in the new UK Parliament. Chaired by Rob Flett. This husting was recorded in front of an audience of supporters from each party on Friday June 7th at the St Magnus Centre in Kirkwall.
The candidates taking part are Alex Armitage from the Scottish Greens, Alistair Carmichael from the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Robert Leslie from the Scottish National Party, Shane Painter from the Scottish Conservative and Unionists and Conor Savage from Scottish Labour Party. Robert Smith from Reform UK is also standing in the election but declined the opportunity to take part in the debate.
You can hear individual 5-minute interviews with all the candidates on our Around Orkney programmes on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds between Monday 3rd and Friday 7th June in the following order: Monday Alistair Carmichael; Tuesday Robert Leslie; Wednesday Conor Savage; Thursday Robert Smith and also Shane painter and Friday Alex Armitage.
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