The minister refused to answer questions (Image: ITV)
Good Morning Britain broke down into chaos on Friday as a Labour minister refused to answer questions. Presenters Paul Brand and Ranvir Singh were heading the ITV show as they grilled one of their guests.
Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Peter Kyle, made an appearance on the breakfast show – but he quickly shot down some questions before going on a rant. The hosts tried to ask him about Wes Streeting but as Ranvir tried to quiz him, he continued to talk over her, rambling about mute points. She asked if he would “be bolder” than Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are being as “he is all over the newspapers today, talking about his own plans for wealth tax.” Eventually, Kyle hit back with some sass in his voice as he said: “Well, I’m not his spokesperson, you’d have to speak to him about that.”
The ITV presenters grilled the politician (Image: ITV)
He then went on another tangent, trying to highlight some of the positive things the Labour party had done this week.
That was when Ranvir continued to repeat her question: “Would Wes Streeting be bolder?”
But the more she asked it, the more he ignored her and spoke about “being proud” of this government. “I’ve got to cram in all of this good news because you want to focus on the smaller things,” he snarled.
“It’s at the expense of things that are changing peoples’ lives.” Paul then hit out as he interrupted him.
“Ok, I know secretaries of state enjoy blaming journalists for bringing up the leadership contest,” he laughed. “But it wasn’t us that started it, quite frankly.
“It was Wes Streeting, who resigned last week. You know, your bezzie mate? He’s started all of this off, and then Andy Burnham comes out as well because he sees his opportunity. So, you can’t blame us for the civil war that is going on in the Labour Party.
“Ranvir’s question was completely right. Is Wes Streeting going to be a bolder leader, if indeed he does become leader? Would you agree with his proposal, for example, to raise taxes?”
Kyle refused to answer once more, citing once again that he is not Wes’ spokesperson. “I am here on behalf of a government that is still running the country,” he added.
“I am here to talk about the things that government is doing. Not the hypotheticals that people who aren’t in government are saying they should do. What I am doing is saying what we are doing.”
