The first televised debate from the Makerfield by-election has taken place in a special edition of Question Time.

Adam and Chris reunite after Question Time to discuss all the biggest moments, including Andy Burnham’s clearest confirmation yet that he will stand in a Labour leadership election – but will he trigger one?

00:00 Intro
00:32 Trust in politicians and why this by-election is happening
01:32 Andy Burnham confirms he would enter a Labour leadership contest
07:03 Audience anger at Keir Starmer and Reform’s response
09:12 Robert Kenyon challenged over historic social media posts
12:32 Policing and the debate over recent disorder
17:04 Housing, the EU and local issues on the campaign trail
19:30 Outro

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Chris tells Adam what it was like meeting Robert Kenyon, the Reform UK candidate in the Makerfield by-election and how he and …

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Lawyers say nearly 2000 people across Devon and Cornwall have signed up to demand compensation from the local water company over sewage spills.

The group legal claim wants South West Water held responsible for occasions when raw sewage discharges prevented people using the sea and deterred tourists from using local businesses.

South West Water last year spilled sewage for more hours than any other English water company – more than 400,000 in total. It is also due to be sentenced after pleading guilty to repeated illegal sewage spills.

South West Water said it is aware of the legal claim and is currently investing £760m to reduce the amount of sewage it discharges.

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On Sunday, two prominent left-wing political commentators in the US — Hasan Piker and his uncle, Cenk Uygur – said they had been barred from visiting the UK.

Both men were due to appear at the SXSW London festival, but say the British government blocked them from entering the country because of their criticism of Israel.

The British government confirmed that it had denied them entry on the grounds that their presence in the UK “may not be conducive to the public good” but did not elaborate further.

Their cases have sparked renewed debate about the limits of free speech in the UK.

We speak to American political activist Shabbos Kestenbaum – who was due to debate Cenk Uygur in London – and to the legal academic and host of the BBC’s The Law Show, Joelle Grogan.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Why Hasan Piker and Cenk Uyger were banned from the UK
04:00 The man who was supposed to debate with Hasan Piker
11:29 What are the UK laws on free speech?
15:23 How many people have been blocked from the UK?
21:49 What is hate speech in the UK?

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