BBC Question Time descends into chaos as Conservative MP fumes 'let me speak'

Tonight's BBC Question Time descended into chaos as Reform's Zia Yusuf and Conservative MP Victoria Atkins sparked a row over banning pro-Palestinian marches. This week's debate was hosted in Maidenhead in Berkshire, with host Fiona Bruce and Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds, Conservative MP Victoria Atkins, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper, Reform UK's Zia Yusuf and Co-deputy leader of the Green Party Rachel Millward. The first topic discussed was what can be done to protect the Jewish community following the horrific attack in Golders Green earlier this week. The horror unfolded on Wednesday morning in the Jewish community of Golders Green, North London , just yards from where four ambulances were torched by arsonists last month. A 45-year-old man, who is a British national, born in Somalia, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He was initially taken to hospital but has since been discharged and has been taken to a London police station where he remains in police custody. Police are continuing to question the suspect who the Met Commissioner said has "violence and mental health issues" and they confirmed the attack is being investigated by counter-terrorism officers. Two men, aged 76 and 34 - named locally as Moshe Shine and Shloime Rand - suffered serious stab wounds and were recovering in hospital last night with police confirming they remain in a stable condition. On Tonight's BBC Question Time Victoria Atkins clashed with Zia Yusuf as they sparked a row over banning pro-Palestinian marches. Atkins said: "These marches, as we have all acknowledged, have risen since the horrific events on October 7." Yusuf then interrupted her as he fumed he needed to correct her statement and said that her suggestion that the marches were not happening before October 7 was "simply not true". However, as he started trying to talk over her, Atkins hit back: "Zia we've let you speak, Zia let me speak, please, let me speak." Atkins went on to say: "What we know from these marches is that Jewish people are afraid to walk the streets of our capital city and elsewhere when they're happening because these marches make them feel deeply unsafe. I am calling for the government to take action." Rachel Millward, Deputy leader of the Green Party, then stated the protests were not anti-semitic, prompting host Fiona Bruce to say there was clearly some disagreement on that. She said: "There are differences of opinion on that so I'm going to park that there for now." The terror threat level has been raised to "severe" following the attack in Golders Green this week as the Home Office said another atrocity is "highly likely". BBC Question Time returns on Friday May 8 in London.