20/05/2010

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Duration: 1 hour

David Dimbleby hosts the political debate show from Richmond.

The panel includes the new Home Secretary Theresa May, Labour's Caroline Flint and Ming Campbell for the Liberal Democrats.

Plus the Director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti and the journalist and writer Douglas Murray.

Chapters

6 items
  • Introduction

    David Dimbleby introduces the panel in Richmond Park

  • Human rights

    Was Nick Clegg right to defend the decision under the Human Rights Act to allow two Pakistani terror suspects to remain in Britain, despite an assessment that they pose a serious threat to the public?

  • The Coalition

    Clegg and Cameron seem happier with each other than either do with their own parties. Does the panel think that they have betrayed their core supporters?

  • The economy

    “There is no money left”. Will this be the epitaph for New Labour and Gordon Brown?

  • Equality

    How can our country move forward if the new minister for equality is against gay adoption and against transsexuals changing their gender?

  • End credits

    David Dimbleby looks ahead to future Question Time programmes

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David Dimbleby

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