Who is on BBC Question Time tonight, when is it on the iPlayer and what is the Twitter hashtag?
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The return of ‘Partygate’, the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine and the news the government is set to perform a U-turn on its intention to ban so-called gay conversion therapy are all sure to feature on BBC Question Time this evening.
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The current affairs programme is on BBC1 at 10:35pm on Thursday evening.
Where is Question Time tonight?
Tonight’s show will come from Bath.
Who will host Question Time tonight?
Tonight’s show will be hosted by BBC broadcaster and journalist, Victoria Derbyshire.
Question Time is usually hosted by Fiona Bruce who, according to Victoria Derbyshire, will be back in the hot seat next week.
Who is on tonight’s Question Time panel?
Maria Caulfield - MP for Lewes - Conservative:
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Caulfield is also a fully trained nurse and it was working on a campaign to save hospitals in Brighton that introduced her to the Conservative party.
Caulfield campaigned for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in 2016.
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Caulfield deleted the 22 second clip and apologised.
Steve Reed - MP for Croydon North - Labour:
The current Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and until becoming a MP he was leader of Lambeth London Borough Council from 2006 to 2012.
Found himself in hot water in 2020 when he published an anti-Semitic tweet concerning businessman Richard Desmond.
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Hide AdReed deleted the tweet and apologised to Mr. Desmond after he discovered he was Jewish.
Was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor in November 2021.
Ian Blackford - MP for for Ross, Skye and Lochaber - SNP:
The leader of the SNP in Westminster, Mr. Blackford was first elected as an MP in 2015.
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Blackford has been married for 20 years and is said to support Hibernian F.C.
Zanny Minton Beddoes - editor-in-chief of The Economist:
The first woman to be appointed editor-in-chief of The Economist.
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Hide AdRegarded as one of the most authoritative people in the world when it comes to finance, she is also married to fellow journalist, Sebastian Mallaby, with whom she has had four children.
Julia Hartley-Brewer - journalist, broadcaster and columnist:
Hartley-Brewer hosts a phone in show on talkRADIO.
A staunch Brexiter, Hartley-Brewer, said the treatment of Northern Ireland was a “price worth paying”.
It is recorded an hour before it goes out on television and is usually available on the iPlayer soon after broadcasting ends.
The hashtag is #bbcqt.
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