Yahoo News Chaos on Good Morning Britain as tense Tory row erupts mid-show
Good Morning Britain was abuzz with activity on Friday morning as the programme covered the seismic shift in British politics following Labour's sweeping victory in the General Election.
In a specially extended broadcast, the show captured the unfolding drama of the live counts across the nation and featured interviews with various candidates. In a momentous turn of events, Conservative MP Steve Baker lost his Wycombe seat, marking a significant win for Labour and heralding the arrival of Keir Starmer as the new Prime Minister.
During a tense exchange with presenters Ed Balls and Susanna Reid, Baker was questioned about the election outcome while former Chancellor George Osborne was present in the studio. A mix-up occurred when Baker mistakenly believed Osborne had posed the question, "So the voters got it wrong? " leading to a heated response from Baker: "George, I'm not getting into an argument with you."
Confusion reigned in the studio until Ed clarified that he was the one who had asked the question, despite Susanna's attempts to interject with "no that's Ed," which went unheard by Baker.
"George you and I have got a lot of history," Baker pressed on, addressing Osborne. "You know, and if only you'd fought a better Reform campaign.", reports the Mirror.
Once the misunderstanding was cleared up, Ed apologised: "Sorry about that," and extended his apologies to both Osborne and Baker, saying, "I have to just apologise to you and to George Osborne, it was me Ed Balls asking that question."
Steve finally came to terms with what had transpired, confessing: "Oh, Ed... well."
The uncomfortable incident didn't escape the notice of viewers who took to X, previously known as Twitter, after the cringe-worthy moment unfolded on the live ITV show earlier today.
"Steve Baker having a massive hissy fit on @ GMB right now," one viewer tweeted. Another chimed in: "If you've missed it, look out for the Steve Baker GMB interview on here later. Absolute car crash, shouting at George Osbourne when Ed Balls asked the question. Blamed everyone and everything except Sunak."
"He even blamed it on the 1911 National Insurance Act. Baffling."
A third viewer added: "I sat watching it swinging between laughing at him and raging at his arrogance! Ed balls threw him a lifeline at the end, sympathising how hard it is to lose his seat and Steve just threw it right back in his face. What a child."
Another viewer remarked: "A Steve Baker Masterclass on why the Tories lost."
While another concluded: "Steve Baker on @GMB sounded like a right sore loser then. Still though, brilliant to hear him having a massive rant at George Osborne even though it was Ed Balls who asked him a question."
