Reviewed the actual event’s participant/moderator roster, final agreed format, location and contemporary broadcast clock. Planned/canceled alternative debates and absent politicians excluded. Anonymous studio audience/questioners, spin-room teams and full production crew are not exhaustively reviewed; no exhaustive all-person claim. Later programme roles do not imply presence at the opening instant.
Reviewed the actual event’s participant/moderator roster, final agreed format, location and contemporary broadcast clock. Planned/canceled alternative debates and absent politicians excluded. Anonymous studio audience/questioners, spin-room teams and full production crew are not exhaustively reviewed; no exhaustive all-person claim. Later programme roles do not imply presence at the opening instant.
Coverage describes the cited sections reviewed for this record.
Sources and source trail
Sources and review
Wikipedia individual event record; Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Chart type
event chart
Visibility
public event
Data quality
source review cleared
Library status
Reviewed public record
Source review
Reviewed source notes
Public reports
0
Reviewed
Oct 29, 2026, 12:25 AM
Source quality
Source quality: source quoted - minute precision
Wikipedia individual event record
Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Source label: Wikipedia event review
Host ITV’s same-day notice gives the programme at20:00 in Salford. Local BST +01:00; scheduled telecast opening, not an inferred first statement.