Polish Woman In BBC Question Time Audience Booed For Saying She Doesn't Feel Welcome In UK

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A Polish woman speaking on Thursday night’s Question Time was booed by a large portion of the audience after claiming she no longer felt welcome in Britain.

Speaking in a segment discussing immigration the lady said she had never felt discriminated against in the UK “until Brexit”.

Tonight on #bbcqt a Polish lady said she no longer felt welcome in Britain and, in response, a room full of British people booed her.

— Iain Stirling (@IainDoesJokes) October 20, 2016

When asked to elaborate by host David Dimblebly, she added: “I feel I’m no longer wanted by 52% of the voters.”

At this point a number of fellow audience members booed and jeered.

Huge sympathy for the Polish woman in the audience forced to plead with the audience "wait until after I speak before you boo me". #bbcqt https://t.co/JDpHFW8883

— Kathleen Nutt (@kacnutt) October 20, 2016

Hartlepool hereby wins the award for the most witless, mindlessly opinionated self destructive Question Time audience in history.

— David Hopps (@DavidKHopps) October 20, 2016

She continued: “Can I just finish please, you can comment and boo me in a minute.

“Fifty-two per cent of the voters voted against immigration. Polish is the second most popular language in this country...”

At this point Ukip’s Lisa Duffy interrupted and said: “We don’t want to stop immigration, we want to control immigration.”

Desperately sad to hear that Polish lady say she doesn't feel welcome and then get booed for saying so on #BBCQT. QED. pic.twitter.com/n2hg58ZREd

— Nigel Huddleston MP (@HuddlestonNigel) October 20, 2016

Why is Lisa Duffy allowed a running heckling commentary during panel's answers and audience comments? Why doesn't Dimbleby intervene? #bbcqt

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) October 20, 2016

Undeterred the woman proceeded to outline what Polish immigrants bring to the UK.

She said: “The majority of people voted against the Poles who work extremely hard.

“I interpret for some people who work for 12 hours seven days a week. They work in such conditions most people would not want to work and yet they are the ones the people in Britain want to get out.”

Amazingly brave polish lady on QT. Audience was much quieter when she pointed out the polish did the work the brits didnt want to do.#bbcqt

— Dhanu siva (@dhanuetc) October 20, 2016

@skwalker1964 On behalf of Scotland (because obviously I speak for everyone) Polish people and everyone else is welcome up North. #bbcqt

— Neil Kennedy (@halokon) October 20, 2016

Credit to that Polish woman, she's got balls speaking out in an audience that hostile #bbcqt

— Callum (@Panayisalad) October 20, 2016

This week’s Question Time came from Hartlepool. Clarke was joined on the panel by Varoufakis, Labour’s Angela Rayner, Ukip’s Lisa Duffy and media baron Conrad Black.

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