article_snippet: Downing Street has accused the BBC and other networks of causing ‘chaos’ by attempting to dictate the terms of debates and repeatedly altering the terms of debates proposals.
article_snippet: Downing Street said broadcasters had ignored David Cameron’s long-held position that televised clashes between leaders were over-dominant in the 2010 election campaign and should start earlier.
article_snippet: In a letter to the the BBC’s Sue Inglish, chair of the broadcasters’ leaders’ debates committee, Mr Oliver said Mr Oliver had ‘serious concerns about the way in which this has been handled from the start’.
highlights_snippet: Downing Street said broadcasters caused 'chaos' with debate proposals .
  
highlights_snippet: Branded Downing Street 'deeply unsatisfactory' and said broadcasters should have started earlier .
  