One of the interesting battles of the night was between Brexiteer Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom and her boss Energy Secretary Amber Rudd.
The pair usually back each other up at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons.
But tonight – side by side in the line-up albeit with a small space in between – the two Tories locked horns over the European Union referendum.
Both mothers, they both played the mother card.
Pro-Remain Ms Rudd, who impressed when she took former London mayor Boris Johnson to task, said she would not risk her children’s future.
Her junior minister Mrs Leadsom, in favour of a vote to Leave, also told the audience she approached the issue as a mum.
In her opening remarks, she asked: “What is the best thing for our children and our grandchildren?”
She repeated this once again in her closing statement, just in case we didn’t get it the first time.
That’s where the similarities ended, however – and neither held back.
While Mrs Leadsom perhaps came across better overall, Ms Rudd clinched the personal contest when she went for the jugular towards the end of the debate in response to a question on scaremongering.
The former quoted Ronald Noble, a former head of Interpol, who she said had described the migration situation in Europe as like hanging out a sign welcoming terrorists.
She added: “We in the UK are not even in control of our borders. We cannot ask people if they have a criminal record.”
Ms Rudd hit back: “This is what I call scaremongering – when people talk about immigration in that tone and it’s completely unacceptable.”
It’s unlikely the duo will be sharing the chocolate raisins – Mrs Leadsom reportedly has a penchant for these – any time soon.
They will, however, have to join forces once again after the referendum regardless of how the chips fall.
