‘Good Morning Britain’ Gets Over 2,000 Complaints After Host Asked MP if She Had Prior Knowledge of Hamas Attack
variety.comEllise Shafer “Good Morning Britain” received 2,378 complaints on Oct. 17 after presenter Richard Madeley asked Member of Parliament Layla Moran, who has family living in Gaza, if there was “any word on the street” about Hamas’ Oct.
7 attack on Israel, according to U.K. communications regulator Ofcom. While discussing the Israel-Hamas war, Madeley asked Moran (via ITV News), “With your family connections in Gaza, did you have any indication of what was going to happen 10 days ago, two weeks ago?
Was there any word on the street?” Moran appeared caught off guard as she formulated a response, saying, “I think everyone, everyone has been surprised by, first of all, partly the timing, the sophistication [and] the way that it’s happened.” The exchange sparked outrage on social media, with some calling for Madeley to be fired over the question.
Madeley later issued an apology, saying via a “Good Morning Britain” spokesperson: “Richard is sorry that he has upset viewers with his question to Layla Moran.
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