SNP Leadership Debate Edinburgh: BBC debate with hopefuls to replace Nicola Sturgeon calls for live audience

How you can apply to be in Edinburgh audience for the SNP leadership debate on the BBC

The BBC is recruiting audience members for its televised SNP leadership debate to be held in Edinburgh next week. The programme on Tuesday March 14, will take the form of a Debate Night: Leadership Special presented by Stephen Jardine and featuring all three of the contenders to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and First Minister – Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf.

It is the only televised debate taking place with an audience and anyone wanting to apply can still do so this weekend. Some members of the audience will get the chance to put their questions to the candidates. The BBC says it wants people from all walks of life – parents, carers, students, people who run a business, frontline workers, retired people, those who are self-employed, unemployed or just starting out in the workplace.

How do I apply to be in the audience?

Ash Regan, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes will go head to head in the BBC's SNP leadership debate in Edinburgh (Photos: PA)

The BBC invites those interested in joining the Edinburgh audience to visit the Debate Night website and click “Apply to the Audience”. Filling in the online application should only takes a couple of minutes. It is also accessible via mobile or tablet. And the BBC adds: “If you would like to attend with somebody, please ask them to apply too.”

How do I watch the BBC leaders’ debate?

The special edition of Debate Night – "Debate Night: Leadership Special" – will be broadcast at 8pm on Tuesday March 14 on BBC One Scotland. At the helm will be the usual Debate Night presenter, Stephen Jardine. And the panel will be the three politicians vying to become SNP leader and First Minister: Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf.