Scottish election 2021: BBC Scotland leaders' debate LIVE
With just days to go before the Scottish Parliament elections, the leaders of the major parties take to the stage for the last time to debate each other on the big issues.
Tonight’s debate will be aired on BBC One Scotland at 7.50pm and will last just over an hour.
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Scottish election 2021: BBC Scotland leaders’ debate RECAP
What time is the last leaders' debate, what will the Holyrood contenders say, who is involved and how can I watch?
The debate programme will be live on BBC Scotland at 7.50pm on Tuesday, May 4 and will last just over an hour.
Who is involved?
The event will be hosted by BBC Scotland political editor Glenn Campbell with all five main political parties – SNP, Labour, Conservatives, Lib Dems and the Greens – in Scotland taking part in the final debate of the election campaign.
Nicola Sturgeon is expected to speak for SNP, Anas Sarwar for Scottish Labour, Douglas Ross for Scottish Conservatives, Willie Rennie for Scottish Lib Dems and either Lorna Slater or Patrick Harvie for Scottish Greens.
What will the format be?
Although a clear format has not yet been announced, we can expect leaders to take to individual podiums and be quizzed on the big issues raised over the last six weeks in Scottish politics.
The BBC has said Mr Campbell will put the leaders of the country’s political parties ‘under the spotlight’ to discuss these issues.
What can we expect the leaders to talk about?
Following on from the past leaders’ debates, we can expect further heated discussions as leaders battle it out over key issues.
The handling of the coronavirus pandemic as well as the topic of Scottish independence are likely to crop up.
Education, health care, the economy, housing, employment and the environment are also general topics we can expect to be raised by the leaders.
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