All six candidates for the seat took questions for half an hour

The six candidates standing in Nottingham East have gone head-to-head in a live-streamed hustings debate.

The Nottinghamshire Decides: Nottingham East debate was organised by the Nottingham Post and hosted at Nottingham Trent University’s Centre for Broadcasting and Journalism.

Previous MP Chris Leslie, who was elected for Labour in 2017, has since left the party and joined the Independent Group for Change.

Final candidate list:

Chris Leslie, The Independent Group for Change

Damian Smith, Brexit Party

Victoria Stapleton, Conservative

Robert Swift, Liberal Democrats

Michelle Vacciana, Green Party

Nadia Whittome, Labour