Not a single audience member raise their hand in support of the Government’s Rwanda policy during Thursday’s episode of BBC Question Time.

Host Fiona Bruce asked: “Is there anyone here who supports sending people to Rwanda?” but not a single audience member raised their hand in agreement.

Several audience members also shook their heads.

A panel member’s voice - understood to be Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall can be heard saying: “Good on you” after which the audience bursts into applause.

Given the chance to respond, Conservative MP and Social Care Minister Helen Whatley tells the audience: “This is a very hard problem to solve. 

“I think most of us feel that we want to be welcoming people, and understand that people have made hard and difficult journeys to try and come to the UK before they choose to get into a small boat.