Several candidates standing in the Richmond and Northallerton constituency at the general election took part in Thursday's live debate
They discussed key issues ahead of the election on 4 July
The debate was hosted by BBC Yorkshire's Political Editor James Vincent, live from Leeds
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Richmond and Northallerton Debate
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The first question:
Martin sent us this question about social care - in particular, the treatment of dementia sufferers.
He asked:"Many of these people had industrious lives and not only contributed to the economy but bought their own homes and built up their savings.
"Why must theese people forfeit their lives' works for care home fees?"
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Image source, Richard Edwards/BBCDaniel Callaghan - Liberal Democrats - Richmond and Northallerton
Daniel (pictured above) says he was born in Northallerton, grew up in Catterick and Richmond and is proud to be from an Army family.
Image source, Kevin Foster/Green PartyKevin Foster - Green Party - Richmond and Northallerton
Kevin (pictured above) is a former soldier and is North Yorkshire Council’s armed forces champion. He stood for the Greens in York and North Yorkshire’s mayoral election, winning more than 15,000 votes.
Image source, Richard Edwards/BBCRio Goldhammer - The Yorkshire Party - Richmond and Northallerton
Rio (pictured above) says he is a former Labour supporter, but he joined The Yorkshire Party because the main political parties want to keep power in London. He is a lecturer in music business at Leeds Conservatoire and is the frontman of punk band 1919.
Image source, Richard Edwards/BBCRichard Hudson - The Conservative Party - York Central
On his website, Richard (pictured above) describes himself as a businessman, former district councillor, parish councillor and "a proud born and bred Yorkshireman".
Image source, Richard Edwards/BBCLee Taylor - Reform UK - Richmond and Northallerton
Lee (pictured above), who served for 22 years with The Royal Engineers, completed a tour of Iraq and two tours of Afghanistan during his time in the Army. He lives in Catterick Garrison with his wife and family.
Image source, Tom WilsonTom Wilson - The Labour Party - Richmond and Northallerton
Tom (pictured above) is an NHS worker from Darlington who says he got involved in politics when, as a teenager, he joined a campaign to save a local music centre where he was learning to play drums and bass guitar.
Richard Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Yorkshire
There was always going to be plenty of attention focused on the North Yorkshire seat of Richmond and Northallerton at this general election.
That is because since 2015 it has been represented by the Conservative politician who is now prime minister – Rishi Sunak.
The prime minister being a candidate guarantees a couple of things.
First: there will be a cast of comedy characters standing, and second: a big pack of reporters - local, national and international - will be there to capture their reaction to general election victory – or defeat.
Normally, with a majority of more than 27,000 in the former Richmond constituency, a comfortable Conservative win in Richmond and Northallerton would have been expected.
But this is not a normal general election, as pressure - both from the opinion polls and events such as the prime minister’s early return from the D-Day commemorations - is putting Conservatives across the country into a defensive position in many seats.
That means there is extra focus on local issues in the fight for the Richmond and Northallerton constituency, such as public transport, rural crime, Northallerton’s Friarage Hospital and the future of the armed forces - with Catterick Garrison part of the constituency.
Labour has generally come second to the Conservatives in the former Richmond seat – although UKIP pushed Labour into third in 2015.
The area – shown in the councillors it has returned over the years – has revealed strong support for local, independent candidates.
So, all eyes will be on Richmond and Northallerton when – sometime after 05:00 BST on Friday 5 July – its result is declared.
It is then that the prime minister will learn whether he has successfully defended his seat and he’s heading back to Downing Street, or whether he is handing the keys of Number 10 to someone else.
A full list of candidates standing in the Richmond and Northallerton constituency can be found here.
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of today's North Yorkshire general election debate.
All but one of the candidates taking part are standing in the Richmond and Northallerton constituency.
Join us from 11:00 BST to hear from candidates from the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party, Reform UK and the Yorkshire Party.