The BBC was made to erase Fiona Bruce's statements from Question Time.

This week, there was quite a stir on the popular show Question Time when host Fiona Bruce had a bit of a blunder. The BBC had to make an edit to the show following a heated exchange between Bruce and Trade Minister Douglas Alexander. As many of you know, Question Time airs every Thursday on BBC One and features a lively debate on current affairs, with politicians and media figures answering questions from the public. However, the most recent episode saw a tense moment between the host, 60-year-old Bruce, and the 56-year-old Alexander.

During their discussion, Bruce confidently stated that the Labour party did not include the phrase "working people" in their manifesto when it came to raising National Insurance. However, it was later revealed that the party had, in fact, used that very term. Things became quite tense between the two as Bruce questioned Alexander about the possibility of increasing employers' national insurance contributions in the upcoming budget. She pointed out that during their campaigning, Labour had been "completely clear" that they would not raise National Insurance if elected. However, it was edited out of the show after it aired.

Bruce continued to press the issue, stating that Labour had not specified that this promise only applied to working people. She asked Alexander if it would not be a breach of their manifesto to increase National Insurance for employers. The minister denied these claims, saying that they had consistently stated that they would not raise taxes on working people. But Bruce was not convinced and asked if there was a distinction between working people and businesses when it came to National Insurance.

Shortly after the show aired, a statement was released on the Question Time Twitter account, clarifying that they had made edits to the episode as the phrase "working people" was indeed mentioned in the manifesto. The statement read, "On the live iPlayer version of Question Time tonight, we said that in their 2024 General Election manifesto, Labour didn't mention the phrase 'working people' in relation to raising National Insurance. We are happy to clarify that they did and accordingly, we have taken it out of the BBC1 edition of the program."

This is not the first time Bruce has faced criticism as the host of Question Time. Just a few months ago, she hosted a special episode featuring former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer, Sir Ed Davey, and John Swinney MSP. However, viewers were not pleased with her interrupting the leaders as they gave their answers. Bruce had introduced the show by explaining the rules, stating that the leaders would not be interrupted if they kept their answers brief and actually answered the question. However, many noticed that she did not seem to follow her own rule.

Viewers took to social media to express their frustration, with one writing, "@bbcquestiontime Fiona Bruce's pledge not to interrupt is going well," and another saying, "Please, please, please ask her to stop interrupting. We want to hear the politicians, not FB." It seems that Bruce's blunder this week is just one of many instances where viewers have been disappointed with her hosting.

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