Question Time audience erupts as Reform UK branded ‘care home for old Tories’

Politics
30 Jan 2026 • 3:36 PM MYT
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The BBC Question Time studio erupted into laughter as an audience member took a swipe at Reform UK.

During Thursday's (29 January) programme in King's Lynn, Norfolk, the panel was asked: "How can anyone think Reform are a party of change when they only appear to be a care home for old Tories?" which prompted laughter and applause from the crowd.

It comes after the defection of several high-profile former Conservative Party ministers to Nigel Farage's party, including Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman.