Susanna Reid defends Ed Balls as he's brutally told he's 'wasted' at ITV Good Morning Britain by guest

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Susanna Reid was more than happy to step in to defend Ed Balls after he was told he is 'wasted' at Good Morning Britain. The presenter was back at the helm of the ITV new programme alongside the former Labour MP on Tuesday (October 4) following Martin Lewis' regular stint on Monday.

During the latest show, Susanna and Ed were joined via video link by former politician Lord Jeffrey Archer who decided to give his thoughts on Ed's career change.

Lord Archer was on the programme to chat about his new book, Next In Line, as well as his connections to the late Margaret Thatcher and the new Chancellor.

But Ed was soon grilling him on Prime Minister Liz Truss and questioned him on the differences between the country's new leader and former Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher as Truss hasn't shied away from her admiration of her late predecessor. READ MORE: Phillip Schofield tells emotional Alex Scott to 'stop' as she struggles to speak about parts of new memoir "Do you think Liz Truss is a Margaret Thatcher figure and do you think Margaret Thatcher would have ever done a U-turn in the way you've seen in the last 24 hours?" Ed asked to which Lord Archer replied: "She was famous for saying that she didn't do U-turns but I have great sympathy." Susanna then moved on to ask Lord Archer what Truss' 'biggest mistake' was when she became Prime Minster after reeling off names of Conservative members who are 'not on side' amid calls for a general election from within her own party. "Taking it from your original question, I'm bound to say, no novelist would consider a Prime Minster being appointed on a Tuesday, Her Majesty dying on a Thursday, out of parliament, a funeral, and then a party conference," he replied. "Any editor would