GOOD Morning Britain has been slammed with hundreds of Ofcom complaints over last week's Nigel Farage clash. Reform UK leader Nigel, 60, butted heads with Susanna Reid, 53, and Ed Balls, 57, when he appeared on the ITV breakfast show as part of his campaign trail. Speaking via video link, the politican was grilled by the anchors over his party's manifesto and candidates' social media activity.
But 471 viewers were left outraged by the way he was treated in the interview and filed complaints with the broadcasting regulator. Things began to get heated when Susanna asked him: "How can you defend 41 candidates for your party found to be social media friends with a fascist leader?" Nigel replied: "Most of our candidates are not political sophisticates. Having said that, like the Green Party and, like other parties, we’ve had one or two slip through the net that shouldn’t have done.
"There will be a story coming out at lunchtime today, where you will hear that we paid a very large sum of money to a reputable vetting company who didn’t do the work. "So yes, we’ve got one or two problems but people like each other on Facebook and I’m sorry, I just don’t take that seriously." The conversation quickly turned to one particular candidate, who had apologised for saying "the country would be far better" if the country hadn't fought in World War II.
Nigel said: "In a free society, people are allowed to have different opinions. I disagree vehemently that we should not have partic.
