Nigel Farage snubs Good Morning Britain as Ed Balls has fuming one-word reaction
Good Morning Britain star Ed Balls came under fire from ITV fans as he admitted that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage had declined an invitation to the show. Former Labour MP, Ed, admitted that he was "frustrated" over not being able to question Mr Farage live on air, alongside co-star Ranvir Singh.
It comes as Mr Farage has been accused of playing a part in inciting the violent scenes that occurred after a 17-year-old was charged with murder when three young girls were stabbed in Southport earlier this week. Riots broke out in the Merseyside town, with further violence following in Hartlepool and Downing Street.
The politician posted a video to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday and said there "were one or two questions" about the tragedy, namely whether or not the 17-year-old was being monitored by authorities amid conflicting reports. He also pondered whether or not "the truth is being withheld" in regards to the knife attacker before he admitted he "didn't know" but felt they were "legitimate questions" to ask.
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"Of course, when there is a terrible tragedy like this, it is human nature to ask questions and it's human nature to want to express your anger, your frustrations... but let's not kid ourselves, we have got large groups of men who are thugs who want to use this for their own agenda.
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Ed said that Nigel rejected an invitation on to the ITV show (Image: Getty)"You have people putting out misinformation for their own political agenda, they don't want to bring peace or solace or comfort to the family... they want a ruck, they want a fight, they want a helter-skelter race war in this country and there are people in senior positions in politics who should know better."
Ranvir interrupted to ask who she was referring to, to which the Baroness replied: "I'm talking about Nigel Farage and the comment he has made."
Ed then informed viewers that Mr Farage had made the decision not to appear on GMB on Thursday morning - something he called "frustrating".
Continuing to target the Reform UK leader, he fumed: "The point is if you are an elected politician and you say things and then it causes concern, the right thing to do is then to come on and talk about it and answer questions.
"When he says, 'There are reasons to be concerned about law and order in the streets', in the context of those mobs... he needs to come and explain to us whether or not he thinks that this is a legitimate way to protest or whether he condemns the protestors and says what they are doing is wrong and that the misinformation is wrong.
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"But if you raise these questions and not come on and answer those questions as an elected parliamentarian... Let's be honest, they were chanting Tommy Robinson, if Nigel Farage was in Downing Street last night, what would they have been chanting? And he needs to deal with that."
But fans were less than impressed with the ITV show's approach to the matter. On X, one fan fumed at the coverage: "All @Nigel_Farage did was ask a question yet he’s been criticised for the last 5 minutes by a former labour adviser, maybe you should spend more time criticising the 17 year old that kill and attacked children for no reason #gmb."
Another raged: "Let’s just focus on Trump and Farage basing with no mention how badly the Home Secretary has handled the two recent riots, the murder of children on the streets, the stabbing of a soldier, the attack on police officers at an airport. Complete biased left wing vehicle."
A third wrote: "@gmb why on earth would Nigel Farage come on your show to be spoken over and not given a chance to speak. I have watched this programme for many years but it has lost its way. The presenters are clearly politically biased and it’s embarrassing!"
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV and ITVX from 6am
Nigel Farage snubs Good Morning Britain as Ed Balls has fuming one-word reaction
Nigel Farage snubs Good Morning Britain as Ed Balls has fuming one-word reaction
Nigel Farage snubs Good Morning Britain as Ed Balls has fuming one-word reaction
Nigel Farage snubs Good Morning Britain as Ed Balls has fuming one-word reaction
Nigel Farage snubs Good Morning Britain as Ed Balls has fuming one-word reaction
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