Good Morning Britain erupted into chaos on Friday’s edition following the results of the General Election as viewers slammed the ITV show’s “car crash” interview.
Wycombe MP Conservative Steve Baker has lost his seat after 14 years in power to Labour candidate Emma Reynolds. The Tory Northern Ireland minister declared “thank God I’m a free man” after being defeated in the early hours of Friday, July 5.
Susanna Reid and Ed Balls discussed his loss before the MP suddenly laid into George Osborne, who had joined the presenters on the programme.
Mr Baker mistook Ed’s remark believing the former Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer had issued the brutal five-word dig.
Addressing his loss in his constituency, Ed issued a cheeky five-word dig: “The voter’s got it wrong?”
“George I’m not having an argument with you,” Mr Baker replied. “But if they had said to me they would pass up blue on blue I would have refused.”
Susanna corrected: “That was Ed [Balls],” as her co-star echoed that he had in fact asked the MP the question but Mr Baker continued to rant at his former colleague.
“George, you and I have got a lot of history,” he commented. “And if only you had fought a better Remain campaign.”
Ed attempted to interrupt stating: “It was Ed Balls, not George Osborne,” before turning to the former MP and issuing an apology.
During the tense on-air moment, Mr Osborne remained silent and did not react to Mr Baker’s comments directed at him.
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