Summary of complaint
We received complaints from people who felt that some members of the audience should not have been allowed to comment on Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen.
Our response
All members of the public have a right to apply to be members of the audience and express their view. The applications for all those participating in the Middlesbrough audience followed the normal selection process.
The聽Question Time聽audience is always chosen to ensure broad political balance and each application goes through the same rigorous background checks.聽
We heard a range of views expressed by the audience, and the panellists, on all of the topics discussed on the programme.