Good Morning Britain fans call for Richard Madeley to be axed as he makes ‘short-sighted’ comment on poverty
thesun.co.ukGOOD Morning Britain fans were left furious this morning as Richard Madeley made a “short-sighted” comment about poverty. The host, 66, was discussing the cost of living crisis and recent comments from a minister suggesting that people should work harder to get by.
Rachel Maclean, safeguarding minister in the Home Office said people needed to “protect themselves better”, adding "whether that is by taking on more hours or moving to a better-paid job”.
Debating her comments today, Richard asked: “Do you think that she has got a point? That we are too quick as a society, largely because of social media to jump on the heads of people who re going into areas that are controversial but some people say need saying. “In other words ‘god helps people who helps themselves’.
It’s an old saying but it has a degree of wisdom to it, hasn’t it?” Those watching at home were unimpressed by the comments, and took to Twitter to slam him.
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