Good Morning Britain have faced 8.2K Ofcom complaints (Image: ITV) Good Morning Britain has been hit with 8.2k Ofcom complaints following Ed Balls' interview with his wife Yvette Cooper.
ITV viewers rushed to Ofcom to submit complaints relating to both the questioning of Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana from both Ed Balls and Kate Garraway , and Ed interviewing his wife on air. The discussions which took place on Monday delved into the violent riots which took place over the weekend in towns and cities throughout the UK . It was a top news story as missiles were thrown, shops were targeted and police attacked in places including Tamworth, Bristol, Manchester and Hull.
However, things took a heated turn during their conversation with Sultana, as they discussed Prime Minister Keir Starmer ’s emergency press conference . Read more: GMB's Kate Garraway halts show for 'breaking news announcement' about co-star Although he labelled the rioters, “far-right thugs” the politician pointed out that he had failed to call the riots "Islamaphobic" or "racist." However, Ed hit back: "They have called it racist", while Kate interrupted her saying: "No, no.
" As Kate continued trying to ask why using the word "Islamophobia" was so important to the MP, Ed continued to interrupt leaving Sultana to ask: "Can I finish Ed, if that's ok?” This enraged viewers who took to Ofcom as well as social media to bash the presenter for interrupting the MP and accused him of being “passive-aggressive..