GOOD Morning Britain host Ed Balls clashed with guest Edwina Currie in a fiery exchange today. The ex-Labour MP, 55, did not hold back when interviewing the former Tory politician, 75, who appeared via video link from her home.
Ed and co-host Charlotte Hawkins grilled Edwina on whether Boris Johnson was shirking his responsibilities during the final days of his Prime Ministership.
Ed said: "As Boris Johnson prepares to leave office, some people say he's already checked out." Boris has been accused by Labour MP Lisa Nandy of having "clocked off" after he failed to attend a Cobra meeting on the UK heatwave and was pictured taking selfies in a typhoon jet and throwing grenades while visiting Ukrainian troops in the UK.
Edwina was quick to defend the PM saying Boris "isn't responsible for everything" and there are senior ministers in Whitehall on duty. "There is an idea that somehow if the PM is not actually sitting in his seat in the cabinet office then nothing is happening and that's complete rubbish," Edwina said. "There are all sorts of people in the Whitehall and ministries doing the job, you're never not covered, there are always ministers on duty, there are always civil servants on duty - senior ones. "August is a time when Parliament isn't sitting.
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