BBC Question Time: Francesca Martinez’s Impassioned Speech About Impact Of Austerity Goes Viral

An impassioned speech about austerity by comedian Francesca Martinez has gone viral and been called the “best ever moment” on Question Time.

Martinez, who was a panelist on the BBC’s flagship political debate show, said the Conservative government had “blood on its hands”, citing research which showed over 130,000 people had died from austerity.

The comedian, who has cerebral palsy, said it was “absolutely outrageous”.

“That’s 130,000 mums, dads, daughters, sons, uncles and aunts who have died because the Tories and the Lib Dems decided to make ordinary people pay for a crash that was caused by bankers, who we bailed out.”

She also drew attention to the plight of people with disabilities in the UK, who she argues have been stigmatised by the government’s work assessment system.