A Place In The Sun star divides GMB viewers in explosive row over Brits abroad

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A heated debate took place on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday 4 June that left viewers divided.Travel journalist Stephanie Takyi and A Place In The Sun presenter Lee Juggurnauth were debating whether there should be a cap on the number of British holidaymakers going to Majorca, with the pair arguing for and against the idea.

Residents of the popular holiday island say they are being squeezed out of their towns and beaches by millions of tourists who visit the destination each year, so locals are now calling for a limit on the number of visitors.

Stephanie, who last visited the Balearic island five years ago, said when she was there that “there was this growing sense of feeling that you can’t feel like you are relaxing on holiday – what’s the point of going somewhere where you feel that you’re not welcome as a British person?” She supported the suggested cap, but Lee, who visited the island for A Place In The Sun just a few weeks ago, disagreed. “During the summer months, of course there’s going to be a lot of people,” he said. “I understand the locals are frustrated.

But tourism brings in so much money to the country and it also employs a lot of people on the island.They need the tourists, they need the cruise boats to come in, they need the jobs.” He also said more Germans than British tourists visit the island, and noted it is a big island with areas that are still not heavily developed.