GMB faces Ofcom fury as 'unprofessional' treatment of Nigel Farage sparks complaints
Good Morning Britain has faced huge backlash after UK Reform leader Nigel Farage received a grilling from hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls.
Ed Balls grills Nigel Farage on Reform UK's tax claims
Good Morning Britain has been hit with more than 400 Ofcom complaints following a broadcast on June 18, which featured an interview with UK Reform leader, Nigel Farage. Ofcom said the 471 complaints related to the "treatment of Nigel Farage by the presenters during an interview".
The show's presenter, Ed Balls, faced backlash after he came to blows with the politician. Ed, who is a former Labour party MP, quizzed Nigel Farage on who would gain most from his personal tax proposal out of someone on minimum wage, someone on average earnings or someone on £95,000 a year.
Farage answered with: "People on benefits would gain the most. Their whole lives would be transformed."
However, Ed Balls interrupted him as he said those on benefits wouldn't gain anything at all as they wouldn't be paying any tax. The ITV presenter repeated the question as he clearly started to become frustrated.
Farage shook his head as he responded: "The poorest in society would benefit the most and when it comes to raising tax bands...". However, he was cut off again by the angered host.
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They began to talk over each other, obscuring what the other was saying, much to the annoyance of viewers at home.
Fans took to social media begging Ed to "let him speak".
One user on X (formely Twitter) wrote: "#gmb @GMB @edballs The pure hatred on your face when talking to Nigel Farage… I dare you to talk to any Labour mp the same way…..I’ll wait."
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Another posted: "@GMB Wow I’m disgusted with Ed and Susanna. Farage is talking about levelling up the poor and Ed thinks it okay to discard the lowest earners just because rich people will benefit too. Absolutely disgusting talk about wanting to keep the poor poor #GMB #SUPRESSTHEPOOR."
Another user added: "What a wasted opportunity to grill Nigel Farage. Ed Balls is a terrible interviewer. @GMB."
Another commented: "Well that was a waste of airtime. Ed Balls and Susannah Reid playing ‘gotcha’ politics with Nigel Farage on
