Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have met in their first debate of the 2024 US presidential election.

According to BBC News snap polls suggest Harris won the debate, but Trump says afterwards that she “lost very badly”.

It says a CNN/SSRS poll, external of 600 registered voters who watched the debate, 63% said Harris was the better performer while 37% went with Trump.

The report notes that prior to the debate, the same voters were evenly split on who they thought would perform best.

When called into Fox News this morning, Trump is said to have criticised the moderators and refused to commit to another debate.

BBC News adds that Harris is slightly ahead in national opinion polls – but key battleground states are very tight ahead of the November 5th election.