Last year, the installation was transported to Normandy to

This has left the third-place parties fighting for survival. National polls have Singh's New Democrats polling at 8.5% - which could roughly translate to just five seats out of 343, a major loss from their current 24 seats.Singh pushed to make his voice heard, repeatedly interrupting both Poilievre and Carney in a bid to set his party apart as the choice for left-wing voters.

"You can't entrust all the power to Mr Carney," Singh remarked.Meanwhile, Bloc leader Blanchet inserted issues relevant to the French-speaking province at every opportunity.His party, too, stands to lose at least a dozen seats in Quebec, according to current polling.

Despite the frequent crosstalk, the tone overall was rather cordial.The general sense of decorum was apparent when the leaders were discussing the housing crisis. In a rebuttal to Poilievre, Carney appeared to stop himself before laying into his opponent.

"A misunderstanding... ," Carney said as he paused mid-sentence, adding: "I'll be polite."

Even after some heated exchanges, Carney and Poilievre were filmed shaking hands and laughing afterwards.with other dramatic measures

Andy Street, Conservative mayor for the West Midlands, said it was a "dark day that sets the city back, just as we thought we had turned a corner and were on the rise again".The authority needs to tackle a £300m budget shortfall over the next two years.

It is also facing equal pay claims of up to £760m and an £80m overspend on an under-fire IT system.Exactly which assets could be sold to repay the debt has not yet been finalised.