Ed Balls grills Nigel Farage on Reform UK's tax claims Good Morning Britain has been hit with more than 400 Ofcom complaints following a broadcast on June 18, which featured an interview with UK Reform leader, Nigel Farage . Ofcom said the 471 complaints related to the "treatment of Nigel Farage by the presenters during an interview". The show's presenter, Ed Balls, faced backlash after he came to blows with the politician .
Ed, who is a former Labour party MP, quizzed Nigel Farage on who would gain most from his personal tax proposal out of someone on minimum wage, someone on average earnings or someone on £95,000 a year. Farage answered with: "People on benefits would gain the most. Their whole lives would be transformed.
" However, Ed Balls interrupted him as he said those on benefits wouldn't gain anything at all as they wouldn't be paying any tax. The ITV presenter repeated the question as he clearly started to become frustrated. Farage shook his head as he responded: "The poorest in society would benefit the most and when it comes to raising tax bands.
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However, he was cut off again by the angered host. READ MORE GMB's Susanna Reid sparks backlash as she 'snubs' Nigel Farage win [LATEST] Nigel Farage on GMB (Image: ITV) They began to talk over each other, obscuring what the other was saying, much to the annoyance of viewers at home. Fans took to social media begging Ed to "let him speak".
One user on X (formely Twitter) wrote: "#gmb @GMB @edballs The pure hatred on y.