BBC HOST FIRST QUESTION TIME LEADERS SPECIAL

Ahead of the General Election on 4 July, Fiona Bruce will host a Question Time Leaders’ Special with the leaders of the four biggest political parties in Great Britain on Thursday 20 June.

The participants in the Question Time Leaders’ Special on 20 June are:

• Rishi Sunak – Conservative Party

• Sir Keir Starmer – Labour Party

• John Swinney – Scottish National Party

• Sir Ed Davey – Liberal Democrats

An additional Question Time Leaders’ Special, featuring representatives from Reform UK and the Green Party, will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8pm on Friday 28 June.

In the two-hour special, the leaders will have 30 minutes to answer questions from the live studio audience in York in the established Question Time format. The order the leaders will appear is Sir Ed Davey, John Swinney, Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak. This has been agreed among the BBC and political parties.

The two hour special will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8pm on Thursday 20 June.