Good Morning Britain has been hit with over 8,200 Ofcom complaints following a heated interview between Ed Balls and Labour MP Zarah Sultana on Monday's show. Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Good Morning Britain has been inundated with over 8,200 Ofcom complaints after a fiery exchange on the show. Host Ed Balls was accused by Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South, of interviewing her with "sneering contempt" as they discussed far-right violence in the UK.
Zarah later expressed her frustration on social media , stating: "The sneering contempt of 'journalists' will never stop me from calling out racism and Islamophobic hate." During the segment, co-host Kate Garraway intervened, reminding Ms Sultana: "We have to ask you questions as well," to which Ed chimed in: "And if you want to, you can answer them, it's your call." The tension escalated as Ed and Ms Sultana continued to butt heads, with the MP retorting: "I'm going to wait for Kate to finish her question if that's alright," and Ed responding: "If you want to answer the questions, you can but you don't have to.
" Kate later questioned the MP on her choice of language: "Why is it important for you to use that specific word 'Islamophobic'? It's been called racist, it's been called thuggery," only for Ed to interject: ".