BBC Question Time – Nigel Farage to make his 32nd appearance on panel alongside Ken Clarke and Blue Peter presenter
He has already been on the show 31 times since his first appearance in November 2000 - which is six time MORE than the Prime Minister Theresa May
OUTSPOKEN Nigel Farage will make his 32nd appearance on BBC's Question Time tonight as the show comes live from Blackpool.
He has been on the politics showcase 31 times already since his first appearance in November 2000 - which is six time MORE than the Prime Minister Theresa May.
Tonight's panel is made up of former Conservative Chancellor Ken Clarke, the ex UKIP leader, The Apprentice winner Michelle Dewberry, Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya and Shadow Secretary of Northern Ireland Owen Smith.
Commentators are billing the show as Brexit head-to-head between Farage and Clarke - who stand on different sides of the debate.
Farage's latest appearance on the show sparked debate on Twitter over whether or not he has a "season ticket" with the BBC.
The only person to match his number of appearances on the programme this century is Mr Clarke.
And after tonight's programme, Farage will have made the most appearances per year on average since Question Time started.
His 32 appearances over 18 years works out at an average of 1.7 per year. Ken Clarke’s 58 appearances over 36 years is an average of 1.6 per year.
The decision to invite Farage on again comes at a time when UKIP is at just 2 per cent in the polls and has caused controversy, with Labour peer Andrew Adonis even calling on TV regulator Ofcom to step in.
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