
Question Time (1979)
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John Swinney as Self - Panellist
Episodes 10
23/01/2014
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Dundee with Scottish government finance secretary John Swinney, leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson, former deputy leader of the SNP Jim Sillars and Scottish Labour's shadow education secretary Kezia Dugdale.
Read More25/09/2014
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Kelso in the Scottish Borders. The panel includes Labour's shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry MP, the Scottish government's finance secretary John Swinney MSP, Conservative chairman of the defence select committee Rory Stewart MP, Scotsman columnist Lesley Riddoch and editor-at-large of the Independent on Sunday, Janet Street-Porter.
Read More23/04/2015
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from West Bromwich. On the panel are former Conservative Party leader William Hague, Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman, Scotland's deputy first minister John Swinney of the SNP, UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttall and Green Party leader Natalie Bennett.
Read More08/05/2015
David Dimbleby presents a special Friday edition of Question Time on the night after the general election. Panellists include Labour's former director of communications Alastair Campbell, Conservative cabinet minister Francis Maude, former leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown, Scotland's deputy first minister John Swinney MSP and broadcaster and columnist Julia Hartley-Brewer.
Read More10/03/2016
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Dundee. On the panel: leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson MSP, deputy first minister of Scotland John Swinney MSP, Labour's health spokeswoman Jenny Marra MSP, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats Willie Rennie MSP, co-convener of the Scottish Greens Patrick Harvie MSP and Daily Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley.
Read More16/02/2017
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Glasgow. Joining him to answer audience questions are David Mundell, Shami Chakrabarti, John Swinney, Val McDermid, and Mark Littlewood.
Read More16/05/2019
Fiona Bruce invites a studio audience in Elgin to put their questions to a panel of politicians and other guests. On the panel are Bim Afolami MP, Richard Leonard MSP, leader of the Scottish Labour Party, John Swinney MSP, deputy first minister and Scottish education secretary, Christine Jardine MP, work and pensions spokesperson, and Eilidh Douglas, vice chair Amnesty International.
Read More28/05/2020
Fiona Bruce presents topical debate with an audience from Glasgow. Panellists include shadow secretary of state for Scotland Ian Murray, deputy first minister and education secretary for the Scottish government John Swinney, Scotland editor of The Spectator and columnist for The Times Alex Massie, Conservative Minister for Care Helen Whately, and director of international relations at the NHS Confederation Layla McCay.
Read More13/10/2022
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Musselburgh in Scotland. On the panel, the Scottish Conservatives’ leader, Douglas Ross MP MSP; John Swinney MSP, Scotland’s deputy first minister; Anas Sarwar MSP, leader of Scottish Labour; Isabel Hardman, assistant editor of The Spectator magazine; and the lead singer and songwriter of the band Belle and Sebastian, Stuart Murdoch.
Read MoreLeaders' Special
With just two weeks until the general election, Fiona Bruce presents a special two-hour edition of Question Time. The four leaders from the country’s biggest political parties will each face 30 minutes of questions from an audience of voters in York. That’s Rishi Sunak, prime minister and Conservative leader, Sir Keir Starmer, who leads Labour, the leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey and the Scottish National Party leader John Swinney MSP.
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