'Very un-British': Is it acceptable to heckle politicians? | LBC debate

Rachel Reeves hit back at a heckler who repeatedly shouted at her while she tried to answer questions from the media after announcing a planned increase in fuel duty would be scrapped to help consumers. 00:50 | Shelagh Fogarty argues her case for heckling 7:12 | James Hanson argues his case agains it 14:18 | Caller Paul says politicians should give hecklers the floor 19:39 | Richard says Reeves is part of the ‘snowflake’ generation 23:33 | Steve, who heckled, Tony Blair says it’s a citizen’s ‘right’ 27:13 | Zack criticises the heckler, arguing it’s ‘displaced anger’ 31:21 | Anastasia says there’s ‘no manners’ in Leeds 31:47 | Tim says a heckle is ‘public opinion in a raw state’ 34:29 | Michael says throwing abuse is ‘not acceptable’ 36:30 | Pat argues we should retain our right to heckle The Chancellor was interrupted by a man driving a truck with two St George’s flags on the roof while she gave a broadcast interview at a petrol station in Leeds on Wednesday. The heckler appeared to be a Reform UK supporter as he said “Nigel Farage, go on Nigel”, before telling her: “You’re ruining the country. Get Keir Starmer out.” Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #jameshanson #shelaghfogarty #hecklers #rachelreeves #ukpolitics #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup