Man on Question Time mocked after saying Remainers have ‘sheer arrogance’ | indy100 | indy100

The BBC’s flagship programme Question Time is renowned for provoking passionate responses from its audience members.

But with Brexit day looming, May’s deal twice rejected and an extension yet to be approved by the EU, the atmosphere on the programme has become positively hostile.

And during this week’s episode in Ealing, a fight even broke out, as one pink-shirted audience member interrupted another arguing for a People’s Vote.

After he had spoken over the other man, the Leave supporter was asked to speak by another audience member. He continued:

We had a referendum. That wasn’t meaningless, or was it? Where does it end?
Why don’t we just honour what the people voted for, and then take view whether or not that was right or wrong.
The people have voted. They got out of bed for a reason.”

He added:

It is nothing but sheer arrogance of people that have lost, and people that want to subvert democracy.
Get on with what people voted for… if we can’t honour what parliament said two years ago, it’s parliament’s fault.
We only need more time because you gentlemen failed.

Many people on Twitter didn’t seemed to too impressed by the Leave supporter, describing his interjection as "shouty" and "spot off".

— (@)

@ajcityltd @bbcquestiontime Spot off
— Veronica ♥️💙🇪🇺#FBPE (@Veronica ♥️💙🇪🇺#FBPE) 1552605400

@bbcquestiontime It’s the sheer arrogance of those that won the referendum with lies and Cambridge Analytica to den… https://t.co/nUivStKm3R
— frazzler (@frazzler) 1552610609

@bbcquestiontime Why is it anti-democratic to ask the population what they think? Surely if brexit was such a good… https://t.co/IHW3PO7LqB
— Mary Torjussen (@Mary Torjussen) 1552605151

@bbcquestiontime SHOUTY MAN ALERT
— wayne gough (@wayne gough) 1552605242

@bbcquestiontime Even his jumper is gammon!
— Charlie Charlton 💙 (@Charlie Charlton 💙) 1552605078

But, there were some who agreed with what the pink-shirted man was saying.

@bbcquestiontime Get him in my constituency. I’ll vote for him.
— David J Ballard (@David J Ballard) 1552605079

@MaryTorjussen @bbcquestiontime As the gentleman stated, implement the first result, by all means hold another but… https://t.co/hjyWB1tO8F
— Chris (@Chris) 1552605324

While other’s suggested he could be a political plant.

@bbcquestiontime You did it again #bbcqt. You managed to go to a Remain area and pack the audience full of leavers.… https://t.co/Udt1YtvGL5
— 💙KT *pro-PR* PARKER 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇪🇸 (@💙KT *pro-PR* PARKER 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇪🇸) 1552612312

@bbcquestiontime Twitter, do your thing. Is this angry loud person in the pink jumper a Tory or UKIP plant? Asking for a friend. #BBCQT
— Darren Street (@Darren Street) 1552605263

@bbcquestiontime He's a plant and your show is a circus
— •{♤ De Cive ♤}• (@•{♤ De Cive ♤}•) 1552649006

@bbcquestiontime spot the Tory activist
— Babs 🐝⌛️🦋 (@Babs 🐝⌛️🦋) 1552605153

Since the episode was broadcast, the audience member has been identified as Henry Hendron, a barrister who was suspended from his profession following a conviction for drug offences in 2018, according to a report by Legal Cheek.

Hendron has represented a number high-profile clients including Conservative politician Nadine Dorries, The Apprentice winner Stella English and the Earl of Cardigan, the publication claims.

However, this is not the first time political plants have appeared on the programme.

Last week Owen Jones claimed five audience members on the programme were Conservative activists.

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