Watch: Threat aimed at Richard Tice gets huge cheer

Fiona Bruce threatened to “put a gag” on Reform MP Richard Tice during last night’s BBC Question Time after constantly interrupting the show.

During Thursday’s instalment of the BBC politics evening show, The TV presenter welcomed Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson, Conservative MP Harriett Baldwin, Green Party MP Adrian Ramsay, and Reform UK MP Richard Tice.

Green Party member Adrian Ramsay discussed his hopes for future generations. Tice interjected, asking: “How’s that going? How’s that going so far?” In an effort to let the Ramsay finish his point, Bruce assured him: “Look Richard, I will come to you.”

Richard continued, speaking over Ramsay: “We’ve got higher bills. It’s not going very well, is it? Come on Adrian, it’s not going very well”. Adrian argued: “Richard, you criticise net zero but your party has the highest net zero credibility” to which he replied: “Yeah, because it’s stupid.”

Adrian went on: “The fact is the green economy is growing three times faster than the economy as a whole and you ask why we’re not seeing enough renewable energy, why is our public transport not good enough, why are we not supporting our farmers enough?

“I agree, we need the government to be far stronger on all these things and if you look at what the climate change committee said just last week. They said we can have this hopeful future that’s more equal and we’ve got all the food and energy we need locally, we got the jobs which we need”.

Tice then interrupted Ramsay for a third time, when he asked: “And Adrian, how much money do they say we have to spend every year?” which prompted Fiona to interject, insisting: “Hang on, hang on. Richard, you will get your time. Don’t interrupt for just a minute, I will get to you.”

Adrian continued: “They said it would require 0.2 percent GDP” to while Richard fumed: “£30-40billion a year, don’t lie to the British people”. Then Fiona snapped saying: “Richard, if you keep on interrupting I will have to put a gag on you or something. Just, I will come to you I promise.”

The audience clapped and cheered, and even Mr Tice couldn’t help but chuckle at Ms Bruce’s stern warning.

Fiona Bruce telling Reform maniac Richard Tice she will put a gag on him if he doesn’t shut up getting the biggest cheer of the night on #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/Jz5DNlqcSX

— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@mrdavemacleod) March 6, 2025

It comes as Richard Tice called a press conference in Scotland to celebrate two Conservative councillors defecting to Reform UK. But things quickly went downhill when he couldn’t remember their names.

Reactions

1.

Yep. Richard Tice and Isabel Oakeshott. The future Neil and Christine Hamilton #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/G0PUF87iRh

— Alethea Bernard (@Tush27J) March 6, 2025

2.

Fiona Bruce jokes when Richard Tice keeps interrupting that she might have to put a gag on him.

How about we stop having Reform on every single TV and radio show possible and constantly giving them a platform?

It's so obviously disproportionate. And it's constant.#BBCQT

— Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) March 6, 2025

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Not Richard Tice on my tellybox again… #BBCQT pic.twitter.com/doi8WlQHeT

— Edward Mayes (@eljmayes) March 6, 2025

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Like most of the UK, the #bbcqt audience also think Richard Tice is a complete twat.

He's like a twisty-turn thing when pushed on any questions he doesn't like. pic.twitter.com/ejk3wZlIWj

— Dr Susan Denim (@DrSusanDenim) March 6, 2025

5.

Or indeed this…

Richard Tice is giving us a glimpse of what a bunch of arrogant cluless fuckwits a Reform government would be. #bbcqt

— Steve Marshall (@kingmarshallIII) March 6, 2025