RADIO Four show Any Questions? will broadcast from The Backstage Centre in Purfleet next Friday, 31 January.

The political show which often features high profile panellists will be hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby.

The panel will feature Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Brentwood MP Eric Pickles, Thurrock’s Labour parliamentary candidate Polly Billington and writer Simon Heffer, who’ll be taking questions from the studio audience.

Doors open at 6pm, and free tickets are available from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bbc-any-questions-tickets-9784011241