Independent Question Time live: General Election 2015 debate with George Galloway, David Lammy and Janet Street-Porter

Our panel takes a look at the key issues ahead of May's vote

Tuesday 17 March 2015 19:51 GMT

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A panel of outspoken politicians and commentators took part in a heated debate tonight chaired by Amol Rajan, editor of The Independent newspaper.

The highlights from tonight's debate:

• Labour MP David Lammy calls for housing to be built on the green belt, but Janet Street-Porter hits back saying it's a "disgusting, philistine concept".

• George Galloway says the Crown should skip Prince Charles and go straight to Prince William because Charles interferes too much in politics and republicanism would shoot up if he became King.

• Ivan Massow, who is running to be the Tory candidate for London mayor next year, said moving Parliament to Birmingham would be good for the country and good for the capital because it would reduce the amount of hatred towards Londoners.

• George Galloway revealed he brought "protection" with him to the event because he has received threats of being blown up. He clashed with Maajid Nawaz over how we should be responding to extremism in schools.

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Tuesday night's panellists were:

• George Galloway, the controversial Respect MP for Bradford West, who was last month heckled on Question Time for his anti-Israel stance

• Maajid Nawaz, who is hoping to become a Lib Dem MP for Hampstead and Kilburn. Nawaz is the co-founder and chairman of the counter-extremist organisation Quilliam

• Janet Street-Porter, Independent on Sunday columnist and the newspaper's editor at large

• David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham and Labour London mayoral hopeful

• Ivan Massow, one of the Conservative party's London Mayoral candidates