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The BBC's flagship political debate programme 📺 Thursdays from 9pm on @bbciplayer or on @BBCOne after the 10 o'clock news 🔈 on @bbcsounds #bbcqt

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Thanks for joining us tonight! We'll be back next week with a programme from Peterlee You can apply to be in the audience here:

Question Time is in Peterlee this week, on Thursday 8th October Would you like to be part of the #bbcqt studio audience? Get involved, apply now:

Thank you for joining us tonight We’re also on BBC One at 10:40pm Next week, we'll be back with an episode from Dorking and the following week from Bristol You can apply to be in either #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight for the Makerfield by-election special, which was the last programme before our summer break You can watch tonight's special back on BBC One at 10:40pm Keep an eye on our feeds to catch the announcement for the next run of #bbcqt programmes

Thank you for joining us tonight for an AI special We’re also on BBC One at 10:55pm We will be back on Thursday 4th of June in Makerfield for the last show before our Summer break You can apply to be in the #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight We’re also on BBC One at 10:40pm Next week, we'll be back with an episode from Bradford, and the following week from Sunderland You can apply to be in either #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight We’re also on BBC One at 10:40pm Next week, we'll be back with an episode from Bristol and the following week from Ringwood You can apply to be in either #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight We’re also on BBC One at 10:55pm We will be back on Thursday 21st of May in Dumfries You can apply to be in the #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight We’re also on BBC One at 10:40pm Next week, we'll be back with an episode from Sunderland, and the following week from London You can apply to be in either #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight We’re also on BBC One at 10:40pm Next week, we'll be back with an episode from Bishop's Stortford, and the following week from Swindon You can apply to be in either #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight We’re also on BBC One at 10:40pm Next week, we'll be back with an episode from Loughborough and the following week from Watford You can apply to be in either #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight We’re also on BBC One at 10:40pm Next week, we'll be back with an episode from Birmingham and the following week from Kettering You can apply to be in either #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight We’re also on BBC One at 10:40pm Next week, we’ll be back with an episode from Croydon and the following week from Clacton-on-Sea You can apply to be in either #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight for the final programme of this series We’re also on BBC One at 10:40pm We’ll be back in the new year in Macclesfield You can apply to be in the #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight We’re also on BBC One at 10:40pm Next week, we'll be back with an episode from Ringwood and the following week from Birmingham You can apply to be in either #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight We’re also on BBC One at 10:40pm Next week, we'll be back with an episode from Belfast, and the following week from Shrewsbury You can apply to be in either #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight for our Trump Special and the first programme of a new series We'll be back next week with an episode from Bedworth, and the following week from Belfast You can apply to be in either #bbcqt audience here:

Thank you for joining us tonight We’re also on BBC One at 10:40pm Next week, we'll be back with an episode from King’s Lynn and the following week from Dorking You can apply to be in either #bbcqt audience here:

Videos

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“If someone's going to call themselves English, I presume you've got an idea in mind?” What does it mean to be ‘English’? Watch Reform UK’s Suella Braverman and Labour’s Miatta Fahnbulleh debate on #bbcqt Watch now:

“You can’t accuse them of not working when we don’t let them work” The Daily Mirror’s Kevin Maguire and The Daily Telegraph’s Annabel Denham debate with the #bbcqt audience on small boat migrant crossings to the UK Watch now:

Tonight Question Time features an imagined AI panel made up of historical figures who shaped the modern world Watch the #bbcqt AI special now on BBC iPlayer and BBC News (UK) to see what our REAL panel have to say on AI, including how it can blur the lines between reality and fakery

“We are very clear that we do not want anybody in our party with extreme views” Reform UK’s James Evans, Labour’s Stephen Kinnock and Conservative Mims Davies discuss if Nigel Farage’s party has a problem with vetting Watch #bbcqt now:

“How do you expect people to integrate if you’ve taken away their services?” The Green Party’s Zack Polanski says people are “angry”, blaming austerity and calling for politicians to make “different political choices” &amp; speak in a “positive” way about migration #bbcqt

“When will the small boats crisis end?” Watch what the Question Time panel in Peterlee said on this audience question Catch up with the whole #bbcqt debate, on BBC iPlayer now:

“For the first time in many of our lives, actually Britain looks like a little haven of peace and stability” Political commentator Andrew Marr says Britain’s newfound "stability" will “draw money" into the country, but ultimately, labour will have to raise taxes #bbcqt

“‘No one puts a child in a boat, unless the water is safer than the land’... it’s tragic, and it expresses perfectly the plight of those people” Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall says he is "delighted" the Rwanda policy has been ruled unlawful #bbcqt

Tonight, Question Time is in Makerfield for a by-election special Joining Fiona on the panel are Andy Burnham, Michael Winstanley, Jake Austin, Sarah Wakefield, and Robert Kenyon Watch at 9pm on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds &amp; the BBC News (UK) channel, 10:40pm on BBC One #bbcqt

“People should be able to… enjoy a pint of beer, take their kids to the football, but they can’t” Businessman and TV personality Tom Skinner says people have “no money” despite working “every hour”, and Labour are “smacking” businesses when they need “more support” #bbcqt

“I'm sorry but your going to have to cut your cloth accordingly like state schools have had to for 14 years” Labour’s Wes Streeting defends plans to charge VAT on private schools fees to pay for state school teachers #bbcqt

“Everything is too expensive and nothing works” Political commentator Ash Sarkar says privatisation is a “failed experiment” that has “cost this country dearly” and “our money has been paid out to shareholders” #bbcqt

“This has been the most shambolic government I have ever seen” Broadcaster Piers Morgan says Reform UK and its “surging” popularity are a “product of persistently failing governments”, and Keir Starmer should “go” #bbcqt

“You’ve never stood for Parliament” “Coming after me for not being willing to stand in a… by-election is incorrect” Kevin Hollinrake challenges Reform’s Zia Yusuf on not standing for election, as Yusuf confirms he has previously put his name forward but wasn’t selected #bbcqt

"Get normal people in politics, people who care about the place... and not use it as a stepping stone for other things" Reform UK's Robert Kenyon says less “career politicians” would “certainly help” politics, saying people in Wigan have been “left behind” #bbcqt

“People go to point scoring before they go to problem solving, it’s party first rather than place first” Labour’s Andy Burnham says Westminster requires “fundamental change” and a “more long-term approach” to “restore the public’s trust” #bbcqt

“One of the biggest things we can do to prevent this happening in the future is to control social media properly” Entrepreneur Dale Vince says tech giants are “promoting extreme content” and had a role in influencing the Southport attacker and the following riots #bbcqt

“The truth is we’re in one hell of a mess” Former Conservative party chairman, Chris Patten, condemns the economic situation in the UK citing inflation, lax monetary policy and Brexit, and calls for politicians to be honest with the public #bbcqt

“How do you expect people to integrate if you’ve taken away their services?” The Green Party’s Zack Polanski says people are “angry”, blaming austerity and calling for politicians to make “different political choices” & speak in a “positive” way about migration #bbcqt

Tonight, Question Time is in Makerfield for a by-election special Joining Fiona on the panel are Andy Burnham, Michael Winstanley, Jake Austin, Sarah Wakefield, and Robert Kenyon Watch at 9pm on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds & the BBC News (UK) channel, 10:40pm on BBC One #bbcqt