{"id":18484,"date":"2022-07-14T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1681015"},"modified":"2022-07-14T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T08:28:13","slug":"who-is-on-the-question-time-panel-tonight-14th-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-on-the-question-time-panel-tonight-14th-july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is on the Question Time panel tonight? (14th July 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 14 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It\u2019s a big week to tune in for Question Time.<\/p>\n

Following the news that Boris Johnson is to step down as Leader of the Conservative Party<\/a> and his role as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following a wave of UK government resignations, a race to be a Tory leader has begun.<\/p>\n

This will likely be the focus of this Thursday\u2019s instalment of the BBC political panel show Question Time, as we will see presenter Fiona Bruce do her best to keep the peace and let everyone have their say \u2013 including those in the audience.<\/p>\n

So, just who is joining Question Time this week? Here is everything you need to know.<\/p>

Who is on the Question Time panel tonight? (14th July 2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bim Afolami MP<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bim Afolami, conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden.<\/span><\/figcaption> Photo by Vudi Xhymshiti\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Bim Afolami is a Conservative MP and is the former Conservative Party Vice Chair for Youth.<\/p>\n

He has been the MP for Hitchin and Harpenden since 2017 and was previously a solicitor and banker.<\/p>\n

Following scandals surrounding Boris Johnson\u2019s government, Afolami resigned from his role as the Conservative Party Vice Chair for Youth in July 2022.<\/p>\n

During the current Conservative leadership race, Afolami has expressed support for Rishi Sunak MP, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, to be the new party leader and, ultimately, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Chris Bryant MP<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Chris Bryant MP walks in Westminster on July 6, 2022 in London, England. Chris Bryant is a Labour MP and is the Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Standards and Privileges.<\/span><\/figcaption> Photo by Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

He has been the MP for Rhondda since 2001 and served in multiple roles in the government of former prime minister Gordon Brown between 2008 and 2010, including as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n

Bryant served in the shadow cabinet of former Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn from 2015 until the results of the Brexit referendum in 2016.<\/p>\n

He served as Chair of the Commons Finance Committee from 2017 to 2019 before taking on his incumbent role as Chair of the Committees on Standards and Privileges in 2020.<\/p>\n

Minette Batters<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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NFU President Minette Batters at the National Farmers Union (NFU), pictured in 2016<\/span><\/figcaption> Mike Kemp\/In Pictures via Getty Images Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Minette Batters is the President of the National Farmers\u2019 Union of England and Wales.<\/p>\n

She runs a tenanted family farm in Wiltshire and, according to the NFU website, \u201chas been an NFU member from grassroots through to County Chair; she served as Wiltshire\u2019s Council delegate and also as Regional Board Chair for the South West. Minette has also been a member of NFU Governance Board and served as NFU Deputy President for four years from 2014 to 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n

Batters\u2019 role includes focusing on the financial interest of farmers and also improving the environment and dealing with climate change.<\/p>\n

Mary Bousted<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The NEU’s @MaryBoustedNEU<\/a> will be on the panel. #bbcqt<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1xiBS910Bm<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) July 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>