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GMB hit by over 8,000 Ofcom complaints as Ed Balls under fire for ‘appalling’ interview

GMB has come in for over 8,000 complaints to watchdog Ofcom, with co-host Ed Balls under fire for behaviour on screen.

The objections were lodged after an episode earlier this week that included an interview segment featuring co-host Ed Balls and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, who are married. Zarah Sultana and Ed Balls had a strained discussion (Credit: ITV) The Home Secretary appeared on the programme to condemn the “criminal violence and thuggery” playing out in far right riots across the UK. GMB hosts Ed Balls and Kate Garraway spoke with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (Credit: YouTube) “In Stockport, a mosque was targeted,” she reasoned.

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