Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Scottish Leaders’ Debate: When is it, where can I watch and who will take part?

Political leaders ahead of the final BBC debate before the election.
Political leaders ahead of the final BBC debate before the election.

The leaders of Scotland’s main political parties will go head-to-head on Tuesday night in the final televised debate prior to polling day, but when is it and where can I watch?

Where?

The debate will be broadcast live on BBC One in Scotland, and is also available via the BBC News channel and iPlayer.

When?

The debate is due to begin at 7.50pm and is scheduled to last 70 minutes.

Prior to the actual debate, the BBC is also airing its programme The Campaign which will include interviews from parties contesting the election, including interviews from Alba leader Alex Salmond and All for Unity’s George Galloway.

Leaders have already appeared on the BBC as a debate was held just a few weeks ago

Who is taking part in the debate?

All leaders of Scotland’s main parties will be taking part.

Nicola Sturgeon will represent the SNP, with Douglas Ross representing the Scottish Conservatives and Anas Sarwar putting up Scottish Labour’s argument.

Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie and the Scottish Green’s Patrick Harvie will also go under the spotlight as leaders seek to win those last crucial votes ahead of Thursday’s polls.

What is the format?

The debate is being hosted by the BBC’s political editor Glenn Campbell who is expected to quiz leaders on important issues to voters, including education, health and Scotland’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

The topic of a second independence referendum is also expected to be discussed.