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		</div><p>Boris Johnson has signalled his intention to appear in a BBC debate on the Tory leadership – but not one on Channel 4.</p>
<p>But his absence from the first televised event leaves the prospect of Channel 4 empty-chairing the aspiring prime minister.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson has said that there would be too many people involved in the Channel 4 broadcast on Sunday – suggesting it would be too “cacophonous”.</p>
<p>Six hopefuls remain in the Tory leadership race after Health Secretary Matt Hancock withdrew.</p>
<p>By the time the BBC debate takes place on Tuesday evening, the field will have narrowed further following a second leadership contest ballot.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson told The World At One: <em>“I think it is important that we have a sensible grown-up debate.</em></p>
<p><em>“My own observation is that in the past when you’ve had loads of candidates, it can be slightly cacophonous and I think the public have had quite a lot of blue on blue action frankly over the last three years.</em></p>
<p><em>“We don’t necessarily need a lot more of that and so what I think the best solution would be, would be to have a debate on what we all have to offer the country.</em></p>
<p><em>“And the best time to do that, I think, would be after the second ballot on Tuesday, and the best forum is the proposed BBC debate.</em></p>
<p><em>“I think that’s a good idea.”</em></p>
<p>He told the BBC that he is “more than happy” to take part in the BBC One leadership debate.</p>
<p>Channel 4 is broadcasting the first live leadership debate between the main candidates vying to become the next prime minister.</p>
<p>Its 90-minute programme will be hosted by Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, in front of a live studio audience drawn from across the UK.</p>
<p>Mr Guru-Murthy called on Mr Johnson to appear on Live: Britain’s Next PM – The C4 Debate, saying that the BBC event would have “fewer rivals”.</p>
<p><em>“BBC show is very different with fewer rivals after second round of voting and no live studio audience,”</em> he said on Twitter.</p>
<p><em>“Is possible, for instance, he won’t face biggest critic Rory Stewart or Brexiteer rival Dominic Raab.”</em></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This makes it very important <a href="https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BorisJohnson</a> does <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/C4debate?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#C4debate</a> on sunday too. BBC show is v different with fewer rivals after 2nd round of voting and no live studio audience . Is possible, for instance, he won&#39;t face biggest critic <a href="https://twitter.com/RoryStewartUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoryStewartUK</a> or brexiteer rival <a href="https://twitter.com/DominicRaab?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DominicRaab</a> <a href="https://t.co/uVkZx7j5p5">https://t.co/uVkZx7j5p5</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) <a href="https://twitter.com/krishgm/status/1139495948940435456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Channel 4 director of programmes Ian Katz has said: <em>“The next British prime minister will be chosen by 330 MPs and 120,000 Tory party members – just 0.2% of the population – so it’s vital that they are properly tested before the wider electorate.</em></p>
<p><em>“There has been a dismaying trend in recent years towards major politicians avoiding taking part in televised debates, but we’re hopeful that this will mark a return to healthy public scrutiny of candidates for our highest office.”</em></p>
<p>A Channel 4 spokesman said: <em>“We are disappointed that Mr Johnson will not be taking part in the debate to face members of the public for full scrutiny alongside the other candidates.</em></p>
<p><em>“There will be a lectern available if he changes his mind.”</em></p>
<p>On the BBC, Emily Maitlis will put the “future UK prime minister to the test”.</p>
<p>The public will be able to question the leadership hopefuls, live on air, from BBC studios across the UK.</p>
<p>The programme, Our Next Prime Minister, will air just two hours after the second ballot.</p>
<p>Members of the public will be invited to “pose questions on any topic in the prime minister’s in-tray”.</p>
<p>BBC executive producer Jonathan Munro said:<em> “This is a programme which allows the BBC’s audiences to set the agenda, and ask the questions which are at the forefront of their minds.</em></p>
<p><em>“It’ll be broadcast at a key moment in the process of narrowing down the field of candidates in the race for Downing Street.”</em></p>
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