Question Time | 14th March 2024

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Liverpool. On the panel, from the government, Lee Rowley MP, minister in the Department for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities; Jonathan Reynolds MP, who is Labour’s shadow Business and Trade Secretary; the Scottish National Party’s Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn MP; the broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika, who was an adviser to the Labour Party; and the commentator Melanie Phillips. Also live on iPlayer at 20:00.

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[nickdonovan]

Put Ms Phillips on with Prof Norman Finkelstein if you dare and we will see what a brave, honest, compassionate Jewish humanitarian filled with fact and intellect sounds like, if only the bbc had the balls! Blessed are the peacemakers.

[AB-k]

I can’t get myself to listen to any more lies about the Israel and Gaza conflcit

[DollyPocket]

Only one person in this audience applauded Melanie. Games up BBC

[tonedaflex]

Looks like Melanie had a family member in the audience.

[alexrobertson]

Why does everyone just keep referencing October 7th!? How is everyone's memory so short? This has been going on for 75 years no?

[RobertK]

Conservative Party put Israel first before British people.

[Vanessa_]

I'm a black woman whom works incredibly hard within the NHS to serve all of my patients whateve their background, I'm not surprised about the comments nor do I care, I prefer to know who people are and how they really feel about me and my kind.
It is what it is unfortunately, people are who they are and I will continue to be who I am.
Racism is a disgusting part of human life, however lets have a discussion about where these ideas come from and hopefully evolve our ideals as human beings and learn to live amongst one another as best we can 🤷🏾‍♀️

[wickerbathtub]

Defining extremism is a meaningless exercise in labeling. Crimes are crimes, bickering over what to call them is a performative way of doing nothing at all.

[alexrobertson]

Also wasn't hamas born out of the reaction to the Israeli occupation....?

[patbaker]

That women is an absolute disgrace. This conflict will just create more extremists in the long run.

[liamonconlocha]

Love the questions, Liverpool, very sharp, not negative, but critical, as they have to be. Well done

[andrewdaws]

It's painful watching Britain rip itself to shreds

[jj-xtyz]

Stephen Flynn hit the nail right on the head regarding the £10m and the Tories
FB didn't like the truth

[russelldean]

The irony of an extreme Government attempting to define ‘extremism’ would be laughable if it were not so diabolical. Starmer’s PLP isn’t much better. What this show demonstrates weekly is how anodyne, inconsequential and cowardly Tory/Labour MPs are.

[iamthecrispconnoisseur]

Oh poor Melanie-the lies and gas lighting are not quite working anymore are they?

[babymonalisa]

Stephen Flynn is such an impressive speaker. Our MPs pale in comparison.

[resistgurl]

13:04 Thank you to this guy for just telling it like it is instead of skipping around the subject like everyone was doing.

[bigdaz]

We can _always_ depend on the good Liverpudlians to speak frankly and call out Tory Bullshit when they smell it. Bravo

[alisondane]

Stephen Flynn is very impressive, he speaks with humanity and compassion

[JahangirAlom-yosg]

Why aren’t they getting rid of the settlers blocking the aid