I think you’d better leave
Thrown out of Question Time by Dimbleby, the heckling Corbynista who calls Queen a parasite
AN AUDIENCE member kicked off BBC Question Time by its presenter David Dimbleby is a hardline Left- wing activist who believes the Queen is a ‘parasite’.
Steve German was asked to leave the BBC2 show after repeatedly heckling the panel and yelling: ‘Theresa May is a zombie prime minister’.
It has now emerged that the 56-year-old Jeremy Corbyn supporter stood as a candidate for the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition in Taunton Deane in the 2015 general election – but polled only 118 votes and lost his deposit.
It can also be revealed that police were called to Mr German’s home in Taunton, Somerset, on Saturday following a row with a neighbour.
No arrests were made, but residents said the ‘disturbance’ – over some children playing football – had an impact on his eventful television performance.
The self-styled ‘Tory-buster’ was ejected by Mr Dimbleby, 78, during Thursday night’s show after repeatedly interrupting the panel, which included pro-Remain campaigner Gina Miller and Justice Secretary David Lidington. Viewers claimed he ‘raged like a madman’ and ‘made a total ass of himself’.
It is thought to be the first time an member has been kicked off Question Time.
Mr Dimbleby asked Mr German to stop yelling over others, telling him: ‘Don’t shout out, I’ll bring a microphone to you in a bit. But if you keep shouting out nobody can hear you.’
When given the opportunity to speak, the Left-wing firebrand said: ‘It’s somewhat unedifying to see all of these politicians and one non-politician who represents the 1 per cent. There’s a common consensus here and you’re all dodging the actual question – millions of people watching television are screaming and shouting because you are all avoiding the question.
‘The question was, has Theresa May’s Government got any legitimacy losing their majority. Jeremy Corbyn has proven that antiausterity policies are popular. The Tories and the Blairites lost that election.’
Mr German continued heckling the panel during the rest of the show but the final straw for Mr Dimbleby came when he shouted: ‘She’s a zombie Prime Minister.’
Mr Dimbleby lost his patience and said: ‘I think you ought to leave, you know’, sparking rapturous applause and cheers from the Plymouth audience.
Mr German, who was wearing a polka dot shirt, appeared to mock the decision by clapping back before slinging his bag over his shoulder and walking out of the studio. Last year Mr German had a conviction for causing criminal damage quashed by a judge, who ruled he had been wrongly found guilty by magistrates of scratching the paintwork of a BMW car during a road rage incident.
Mr German, who is believed to be divorced and has no children, is a prolific Facebook user. Photographs on his account show him posing with the Socialist Worker in front of a David Cameron poster or on various picket lines.
There are also a number of posts criticising the monarchy and the Queen, whom he branded as ‘parasitical’ and not a ‘harmless relic’.
His post said: ‘Under a socialist society, there would be no place for these parasitical, ancient symbols of privilege’.