ITV under fire after Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is quizzed by her husband Ed Balls in ‘absurd’ interview
manchestereveningnews.co.ukITV is coming under fire after home secretary Yvette Cooper was interviewed on Good Morning Britain by her husband, Ed Balls.
The ex Labour MP, who lost his seat in 2015, quizzed his wife over the government’s response to the anti-immigrant riots sweeping the UK on Monday’s show.
Police have faced violence after riots erupted in areas including Bolton and Manchester City Centre in the wake of the stabbing attack in Southport last week in which three children attending a dance class were killed. READ MORE: Shocking video shows fence hurled at man as he is kicked and punched during Piccadilly Gardens protest Ed Balls and his co-host Kate Garraway, questioned Yvette on the government's refusal to label the riots 'Islamophobic' in an exchange that quickly attracted widespread criticism on social media, with viewers suggesting it raised issues of bias.
Journalist Sarah Vine, who was married to former Tory cabinet minister Michael Gove for more than 20 years, slammed the interview for being “beyond parody”.
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