BBC Breakfast viewers have criticised an interview with Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick, branding it a 'car crash'. The exchange with host Sally Nugent centred on the closure of migrant hotels and the cost of alternative accommodation.
Jenrick described the decision to close migrant hotels in the coming days as 'sensible'. However, Nugent pressed him on whether the new arrangements currently cost more than hotels. Jenrick insisted it was 'good value for money' and would improve once at full capacity.
The interview grew heated when Nugent challenged Jenrick's claim that the project was only days old. She corrected him, noting it had been approved a month ago. Jenrick retorted that putting 500 people on a boat on day one was not sensible, to which Nugent replied, 'It's not day one.'
Viewers took to social media to express their views. One said Nugent was trying to 'trap' Jenrick into a sensational quote, while another urged her to 'get real' and support the initiative. Others described the interview as a 'car crash' and criticised the minister's performance.
