The first of the EU referendum debates featuring the prime minister began on 2 June on Sky News, after lengthy wrangling over TV formats because of David Cameron’s reluctance to debate with leading leave campaign figures from his own party.
These are the TV debates that will take place before polling day on 23 June.
EU: In or Out with David Cameron,
Thursday 2 June
Sky News, 8pm
Cameron has made it clear he is not prepared to argue against fellow Conservatives, so will be interviewed and answer questions alone.
The programme will be split between a face-to-face live interview with the Sky News political editor, Faisal Islam, and a question and answer session in front of a live studio audience, moderated by newsreader Kay Burley.
EU: In or Out with Michael Gove,
Friday 3 June
Sky News, 8pm
Gove, the justice secretary and a key figure in the leave campaign, will face the same Sky News format 24 hours after Cameron.
#InOutLive
Sunday 5 June
Facebook, 5pm
A youth-focused debate without politicians and hosted by Michael Sani, chief executive of Bite the Ballot, will be streamed live on Facebook. Debating the pros and cons of the EU will be YouTuber Jamal Edwards, Unilad chief executive Liam Harrington, singer Eliza Doolittle and TV controversialist Katie Hopkins.
Members of Full Fact will be doing live fact-checking and, where necessary, correcting claims made by the participants.
Cameron and Farage Live: The EU Referendum,
Tuesday 7 June
ITV1, 9pm
The prime minister has said he is not prepared to share a platform with Nigel Farage, the Ukip leader, so each will have 30 minutes of questions from a live studio audience of 200 people, moderated by newsreader Julie Etchingham.
The debate is likely to be uncomfortable for some on the Brexit side because Farage is not part of the official Vote Leave campaign, who accused ITV of letting Cameron pick his opponent to avoid any more “blue on blue” debates.
The ITV Referendum Debate,
Thursday 9 June
ITV1, 8pm
Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has confirmed she will take part, representing the remain camp, in the two-hour programme that will be similar to the general election leaders’ debates. Participants will give short speeches and then take questions from the audience.
Boris Johnson is widely expected to appear to argue the case for a vote to leave. The energy secretary, Amber Rudd, and shadow business secretary, Angela Eagle, are among those who have been tipped to join Sturgeon in arguing the remain case.
#EURef Town Hall Live,
Friday 10 June
Buzzfeed and Facebook, various times
Cameron and Farage will be quizzed again by 100 members of the public at the Buzzfeed event moderated by the website’s political editor, Jim Waterson, and correspondent Emily Ashton. Penny Mordaunt, the Tory minister, will make the case for leave at 2pm, Nicola Sturgeon will do the same for remain at 3pm, followed by Farage for leave at 4pm. Cameron takes the stage at 5pm.
The EU debate
Tuesday 14 June
The Telegraph, Huffington Post UK and YouTube, 7pm
Boris Johnson and the Tory minister Priti Patel will make the case for leave, versus the SNP’s Alex Salmond and the former Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall. The 90-minute debate will have a live audience of Telegraph and HuffPost readers at YouTube’s headquarters and will be streamed live on the websites.
Question Time EU Referendum Special with Michael Gove, Wednesday 15 June
BBC1, 6.45pm
In the first of the two programmes, Gove will put the case for the UK leaving the EU to a Question Time audience in Nottingham, moderated by David Dimbleby.
Question Time EU Referendum Special with David Cameron, Sunday 19 June
BBC1, 6.45pm
Cameron will take questions on the arguments to retain EU membership, live in Milton Keynes, with Dimbleby moderating again.
EU In or Out with Jeremy Corbyn
Monday 20 June
Sky News, 6pm
The Labour leader’s only live set-piece television appearance of the campaign will follow the same format as Gove and Cameron’s appearances. He will be spend the first 30 minutes being interviewed by Faisal Islam and another half hour taking questions from the live studio audience in west London.
EU Referendum: The Great Debate at Wembley Arena,
Tuesday 21 June
BBC1, 8pm
This will be the biggest event of the referendum campaign, with Sadiq Khan, the London mayor who is backing remain, the only confirmed name. Boris Johnson is likely to be the headline act for Vote Leave.
Both Cameron and George Osborne are believed to have ruled out participating. More than 6,000 members of the public will be at the event, moderated by Dimbleby, the Today programme’s Mishal Husain and Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis.
Europe: The Final Debate with Jeremy Paxman,
Wednesday 22 June
Channel 4, TBC
There is no lineup announced for this final leave v remain showdown, less than a day before the polls open, but Channel 4 promises “leading politicians, opinion formers and other high-profile pro and anti protagonists”. The debate will be followed by a special edition of the cult 1990s TV show Eurotrash.
