BBC Breakfast 's Jon Kay sparked backlash with viewers as he interviewed Labour 's Pat McFadden during Monday's show. Jon said: "Everybody is looking ahead to the budget wondering how they're going to be affected, they're looking at themselves and their own working lives and thinking, does that mean I am a working person or not? "Someone self-employed, has their own business, I don't know, goes out as a window cleaner today, maybe making a small profit, not taking a massive pay but doesn't get a payslip as such, they will consider themselves a working person but they're now going to get clobbered." McFadden replied: "Well, let's wait to see what the Chancellor says on Wednesday, I can't speculate on the individual measures when you interview someone a day or two before the budget, and we really can't comment on what might be in it.
" Fans rushed to social media to rage at Jon's style of questioning, with same accusing him of being jocular with the Cabinet Officer Minister. One said: "A window cleaner, seriously, Jon Kay is beyond ridiculous." Another added: "Jon Kay's interview techniques get worse every week, almost jokey.
" A third raged: "Pathetic journalism," as another insisted: "Let nina do the interviews jon ffs." Labour have been coming under fire following Starmer's recent vow that the budget would not see "working people" seeing a rise in their taxes, with the term not being given a full definition. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson appeared on Sunday with Laura .