Good Morning Britain viewers said they “switched off” during an interview with Reform UK politician Zia Yusuf, which they branded a “car crash”.
Yusuf appeared on the show on Friday, September 25, to speak with Kate Garraway and Ranvir Singh about the party’s plans to reduce migration. The conversation quickly descended into chaos as the presenters and guest repeatedly spoke over each other.
Presenters struggle to question guest
Kate began questioning the Reform UK spokesperson but was soon interrupted. At one point she attempted to interject: “Sorry to interrupt you,” before adding: “We want to discuss it.” When she got a chance, she said: “That was a whole mixture of your belief, probably a lot of people watching’s beliefs as well, but can we just try and look and unpick the facts?”
Moments later, she told Yusuf: “You’ve got to allow us to talk about your statements otherwise it’s not a conversation, is it, and it will confuse everybody.”
Viewers share outrage online
As the exchange continued, viewers took to social media to react. One person called the interview “shocking”, while another accused the presenters of being “biased”. Others described it as a “car crash interview” and “horrendous”.
One viewer wrote: “ITV this is a dreadful interview. I’ve switched off, it’s always the same, except when you interview Labour. It’s pointless having other parties on as your presenters just shout & talk over them. Its not journalism.” Another said: “Disgraceful interview from GMB.”
Segment ends after tweet exchange
The interview ended not long later, after Ranvir tried to draw attention to a tweet Yusuf had shared weeks ago, which was accused of being racist. As he failed to respond directly, Ranvir said: “Zia Yusuf, you had your chance to respond to the tweet but you chose to deflect by talking about another issue. Thank you so much for joining us on the programme.”
As he continued to speak over her, Ranvir ended the segment, saying: “I’m afraid we did run out of time on the interview there.” Kate added: “I really wanted to hear his view on it because so many others have commented, but he doesn’t want to address the specific words, and words are so important.” She concluded: “Nevermind, it’s always good to speak to Zia Yusuf on the programme, lots more still to come.”
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1 and ITVX.
