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The first leadership hustings: watch and have your say

Tonight sees the first hustings of the Labour leadership contest between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith.

The debate is taking place in Cardiff and begins at 7pm. You can watch it below.

With the debate livestreamed online it is only right that Labour supporters at home are able to join in too.

We would love to hear your views on tonight’s debate – leave a comment on this page below, with your name, and we will publish the best of them on the site tomorrow (Friday). All comments must adhere to our existing comments policy.

There are four more debates scheduled for the remainder of the contest – find out more here.

The winner of the election will be declared on September 24 in a special conference in Liverpool.

You can watch tonight’s debate here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls1HzPZs_eY

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