Angry viewers have claimed barely anyone from Cornwall featured in the BBC’s flagship political programme Question Time, which was filmed in Penzance.

The show, which was filmed and broadcast on Thursday night, did not include a panellist from Cornwall and few of the audience appeared to be locals - according to angry viewers.

Commenting on Facebook, Penzance councillor Nigel Pengelly wrote: “Cringing at the worst Question Time I have ever seen - and it's in Penzance.

“Embarrassingly ignorant questions and statements, hardly anyone local, a poor panel (aside from Benjamin Zephaniah) and more bad teeth than a VW gearbox.



He added: “There's only about 50 people in the audience, seen a few local faces but it seems there are no Cornish people in the audience or on the panel. I don't see why they bothered holding it in Penzance.”

The panellists were the founder of JD Wetherspoon and no-deal Brexit supporter Tim Martin, the writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah, MPs Nadhim Zahawi, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Layla Moran.

Much of the debate was understandably dominated by Brexit. Tim Martin also called for Boris Johnson to become the next Prime Minister, which was met by boos from the audience.

Similar views to Mr Pengelly were echoed on Twitter, with many saying it was a shame the opportunity had passed without Cornwall having a voice on the national programme.

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Meanwhile another political debate was taking place in Helston, where Vince Cable was guest at a meeting for Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Andrew George.