Reform UK has accused the BBC of a 'serious failure of impartiality' after Zia Yusuf lodged a formal complaint alleging that Question Time 'stacked' its audience with small boat migrants. Yusuf, the ...

The BBC has been criticised for its "ambush" of Zia Yusuf during their latest broadcast of Question Time after he was told just "minutes before" that the audience would contain illegal migrants.

BBC's Question Time sparked over 1000 complaints over its "bias" during an immigration special which showed two former asylum seekers in the audience. They were understood to have been granted refugee ...

18:33, Fri, Dec 5, 2025 Updated: 18:33, Fri, Dec 5, 2025 The BBC has broken its silence after Question Time viewers spotted an asylum seeker in the audience wearing an “earpiece”. Last night’s episode ...

Zia Yusuf has accused the BBC of "coaching migrants on Question Time" after the debate show invited two small boat arrivals to take part in the latest episode. The public broadcaster has been battered ...

Question Time viewers raged “defund the BBC” as several small boat migrants who arrived in the country illegally were invited to be part of the show’s audience. Several times during the show, host ...

The BBC has in recent years promoted its “Verify” service in which a special unit acts speedily to support or debunk claims made by guests, often political, on live TV and radio. However, The ...

Matt Walsh is a trustee of The ConversationUK and a non-executive director of the Broadcast Journalism Training Council. On the air since 1979, the BBC’s venerable Question Time is an important part ...