JD Vance agrees to October vice-presidential debate with Tim Walz

VP nominees to face off on 1 October as Vance challenges Walz to an earlier debate in September

JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, has accepted an invitation by CBS to debate Tim Walz, his Democratic counterpart, on 1 October after initially appearing to hedge.

Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, also said he was accepting another invitation from CNN to debate Walz on 18 September, although it was unclear whether the Democratic nominee had agreed to the challenge.