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BBC Question Time audience member calls Reform UK ‘care home for old Tories’

Question Time audience member’s Reform UK jibe leaves studio laughing
  • An audience member on BBC Question Time criticised Reform UK, sparking laughter and applause.
  • The comment, made during the programme in King's Lynn, Norfolk, referred to Reform UK as a 'care home for old Tories'.
  • The audience member questioned how Reform UK could be seen as a party of change given this perception.
  • The remark followed the defection of several high-profile former Conservative Party ministers to Nigel Farage's party.
  • Notable defections include Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman, who joined Reform UK.
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