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Nigel Farage is boycotting the BBC because the Question Time audience was mean to him – 21 thoughts and prayers

Oonagh Keating. Updated July 1st, 2024

BBC’s Question Time has aired several election specials, in which party leaders faced the audience alone.

One of those programmes saw Nigel Farage receive a thorough grilling in his 36th Question Time appearance, and many of the Birmingham audience weren’t impressed by his responses – or him.

When Farage excused the amount of problematic candidates in Reform UK with an accusation that Channel 4’s undercover filming was faked with an actor, and a claim that he had ‘just taken over a start-up’, this happened.

He was constantly pressed for answers by the crowd, and they weren’t impressed by any of his bluster.

Just days later, he posted this petulant comment.

I have just been invited to appear on Laura Kuenssberg. I’m refusing until the BBC apologises for their dishonest QT audience. Our state broadcaster has behaved like a political actor throughout this election. Reform will be campaigning vigorously to abolish the license fee.

It wasn’t a surprise. The man has spat out more dummies than are standing for election in his party, and people are tired of it.

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