QUESTION Time host Fiona Bruce was forced to interject as a member of the audience clashed with a panellist on Thursday night’s show.
During a segment of the show in which those on the panel were asked “how do we create hope for our young people,” satirist and author Konstantin Kisin said it was important to “stop talking down” the UK.
He said: “We’ve got to stop talking down our country. I’m a first-generation immigrant to this country and I get annoyed hearing people talk endlessly about how we’re the worst country in the world, we’re the most sexist country in the world, we’re the most racist country in the world, it’s all nonsense.
READ MORE: UK Covid Inquiry: Nicola Sturgeon called Boris Johnson a 'f****** clown'
“This is one of the best places to live in the world and that’s what we should be talking about.”
At this point, a pro-Palestine member of the audience could be heard shouting “shame on you” to which Kisin replied “this is exactly the problem that I’m talking about”.
The panellist also added “we’ve got to stop shouting over people who are talking”.
The audience member could then be heard adding: “There are thousands of innocent civilians being killed.”
Bruce (above) was forced to interject and told the audience member: “There’s no point in shouting out because the people at home can’t hear you. Let’s try not to talk over each other.
“I asked Konstantin a question I’ve got to let him answer.”
The host then turned to Tory MP Alex Burghart although the audience member could be heard continuing to shout and again said “shame on you all”.
READ MORE: BBC called out as Kaye Adams says Nicola Sturgeon 'not a human being'
Bruce again hit out at the audience member and said: “I know you want to make your point but we’ve been asked a question and that’s how this programme works.
“The panel answer the question asked so that’s what we’re going to do. Please let the panel answer.”
The Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 25,700 people have been killed and another 63,000 wounded since the October 7 attack in southern Israel.
Northern Gaza has also been largely cut off from humanitarian aid, even as tens of thousands of people have remain there.
READ MORE: Diaries from Gaza: 'Must we feed a child dying of hunger mouldy bread?'
According to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, more than half a million people in the territory now face catastrophic hunger and the risk of famine grows.
The UK Government has repeatedly failed to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, though Lord David Cameron told Benjamin Netanyahu this week there must be an “immediate pause in the fighting” in Gaza as he pushed the Israeli prime minister over a two-state solution.
“As I said to PM Netanyahu yesterday, far more trucks need to be able to enter Gaza and more crossings need to open," the Foreign Secretary added.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel