Moment Richard Madeley tears apart stuttering Labour MP in heated GMB oil clash

Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley tore apart a Labour MP in a heated debate about the ongoing gas and oil crisis as a result of the war in Iran. On Thursday (April 16), the 69-year-old broadcaster returned to the airwaves alongside his co-host, Kate Garraway, to discuss the latest news. It didn't take long for things to turn political, as they welcomed the Business and Trade Secretary, Peter Kyle, onto the show.

The veteran broadcaster wasted no time in grilling the politician about the government's emergency meetings to prepare the country for a "worst-case scenario" if the war in Iran continues. Downing Street officials revealed this morning that meetings had been held with the Ministry of Defence and the Treasury to discuss the next steps for the war in the Middle East.

According to The Times, a secret official analysis warns that a lack of critical carbon dioxide supplies could lead to a shortage of blood supplies and vaccines. Brits could also face shortages of chicken, port and other supermarket goods.

Richard opened the discussion with: "Why is the UK not going after its own gas, its own oil that's on its own doorstep?" Kyle replied: "We're living through a global energy shock.

"Surely, the lesson is the more resilience you have with domestic energy supply, the better. So, I'll come to North Sea oil and gas in a minute, but the idea that we would close what is in very plentiful supply, and where the future will go with renewables [is ridiculous].

"We have nuclear, we have wind farms, so the idea of closing wind farms is just not credible in the era we're living in. When it comes to the North Sea, it is not the largest oil field in the world, and it has not been there for hundreds of years; in fact, it is diminishing.

"However, it will be part of our energy landscape for decades to come. There are two licences that are currently going through the process of judging whether exploitation can happen on it.

"But there is already extraction happening there; we are not impeding the extraction of it. It is playing a part in the domestic market and also the global market." It was at this point that Madeley pushed him about Ed Miliband's pushback on the North Sea gas and oil.

He pressed: "Is your colleague Mr Miliband impeding the exploitation of the North Sea gas and oil? Because most people think he is." The politician replied: "Ed Miliband is making the decision about whether two new licences can be granted.

"They were halted, of course because of the legal process under the previous government. He's making a decision to do so. If Ed does decide to grant those licences then, of course, I will be fully supportive of it."

It didn't take long for viewers to flock to X - formerly known as Twitter - to share their thoughts on the explosive debate online. One user penned: "The excuses keep coming. Utterly ridiculous to buy the same oil and gas from Norway - anyone with even a basic understanding of reality can see that. These hopeless politicians need to be forced out of office ASAP."

Another agreed: "Why is this literal moron with the reading age of eight trusted with a senior cabinet position? Does his permanent secretary have to write out summaries of his briefs in crayon or something?" A third echoed: "This is where the gov strategy is incoherent. If we are transitioning to readiness for war, renewables are not enough.

"We will need on demand, reliable energy durign war time. This is indisputable. This is ignoring the economic and energy needs even during peacetime."