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This week’s location surely means matters of Scottish independence will the focal point of the show (Image: Getty • Twitter @KwasiKwarteng @KateForbesMSP) This week’s location surely means

matters of Scottish independence will the focal point of the show. Earlier this week the SNP set out its blueprint for independence and faced huge backlash from those claiming it could lead

to years of austerity. The question might also be posed whether Nicola Sturgeon’s quest for independence is damaging Brexit at such a vital time in negotiations. Ukraine’s decision to stage

the death of Arkady Babchenko as part of a last-ditch effort to protect him from being assassinated could also be discussed in addition to the repercussions that may be faced by the

international community. Italy and Spain’s political turmoil will also surely dominate proceedings on the show as the former seeks to implement a Eurosceptic government while the latter’s

President seeks to survive a vote of no-confidence. RELATED ARTICLES 11.46PM: THAT’S ALL FOLKS! Question Time has finished - next week the show will be taking place in Reading and the week

after in Caernarfon. 11.42PM: THE FINAL QUESTION OF QUESTION TIME HAS BEEN ASKED A member of the audience said: “Should politicians who can’t answer a straight question have their interviews

terminated?” 11.31PM: DARREN LOKI MCGARVEY SAYS HE IS SUPPORTIVE OF MINIMUM ALCOHOL PRICING He said: “If you think about minimum pricing, it exerts an additional drag force over some

drinkers. “Like someone driving down the street in a car, it’s not just their foot on the pedal that stops the car, it’s the friction of the road on the tyres, it’s the red light, it’s the

social stigma attached to getting points on your licence. “So this is an additional force that may correct or rehabilitate some people’s behaviour.” 11.30PM: THE FOURTH QUESTION OF THE NIGHT

HAS BEEN ASKED A member of the audience brought matters of alcohol addition to the panel. She said: “Is there a better way to tackle alcohol addiction than raising prices?” 11.19PM: THE

THIRD QUESTION OF THE BBC FLAGSHIP SHOW HAS BEEN ASKED A member of the audience questioned: “Women in the boardroom - are we asking the wrong question? Why are so few men at home with

children?” 11.02PM: THE SECOND QUESTION OF THE NIGHT HAS BEEN ASKED BY A MEMBER OF THE QUESTION TIME AUDIENCE They said: “Is now the right time for a second independence referendum?”

11.01PM: CAROLINE FLINT SAYS SHE WOULD SUPPORT A REFERENDUM ON ABORTION IN NORTHERN IRELAND She added: “Women in Northern Ireland deserve the same human rights as women elsewhere in the UK.”

10.57PM: KWASI KWARTENG DECLARES THERE MUST BE A DEVOLVED APPROACH OVER THE ISSUE OF ABORTION IN NORTHERN IRELAND He said: “The view that you can impose the abortion rules in England and

Wales on Northern Ireland I think is wrong.” 10.52PM: BRIAN SOUTER INSISTS THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN IRELAND SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON ISSUES OF ABORTION He said: “I don’t believe that we

should be imposing our morality on the people of Ulster.” 10.47PM: QUESTION TIME HAS BEGUN The first question of the night has been asked. A member of the audience said: “When will Theresa

May stop worrying about her relationship with the DUP and instead concern herself with the health and well-being of the women in Northern Ireland?” WHO IS ON THE QUESTION TIME PANEL THIS

WEEK? WHO IS KWASI KWARTENG? Kwasi Kwarteng is the Conservative MP for Spelthorne and the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor. He has also authored books on the British Empire

and Margaret Thatcher. WHO IS CAROLINE FLINT? Caroline Flint is Labour’s MP for Don Valley and was Europe Minister under the leadership of Gordon Brown. She has previously called on

Remoaners to “accept the country’s decision” on Brexit. WHO IS KATE FORBES? Kate Forbes is the SNP’s MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch - she is also a member of the party’s Growth

Commission. She gave a speech to Holyrood in Gaelic earlier in 2018. Earlier this week the SNP set out its blueprint for independence (Image: Getty) WHO IS BRIAN SOUTER? Brian Souter is the

founder and Chairman of Stagecoach, the international transport group operating buses, trains, trams and express coaches. He is one of the SNP’s biggest donors. Ukraine’s decision to stage

the death of Arkady Babchenko could also be discussed (Image: Getty) WHO IS DARREN LOKI MCGARVEY? Darren Loki McGarvey is an author and rapper - he wrote a book dubbed “Poverty Safari” that

was nominated for this year’s Orwell Prize. He is from Scotland and goes by the name Loki.