Richard Madeley causes outrage after asking MP Layla Moran if she knew about Hamas terror attack

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Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley has sparked backlash after asking a British-Palestinian MP if she was aware of Hamas' plans to conduct their terror attack in Israel before it happened.

MP Layla Moran - the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs - appeared as a guest on the early-morning news programme today to discuss the war in the Middle East.

It wasn't long into the conversation with lead host Susanna Reid that Layla - whose family are currently trapped in Gaza as Israel prepare a full invasion of the disputed land - was left taken aback by a remark made by Richard. "With your family connections in Gaza, did you have any indication of what was going to happen ten days ago, two weeks ago?" he demanded to know, making reference to the attacks launched by Hamas groups on 7 October. "Was there there any word on the street?" he persisted.

A visibly horrified Layla - who is MP for Oxford West and Abingdon - replied: "Not this, not this. I think everyone, everyone has been surprised first of all by the timing and sophistication and the way that it's happened." The MP then added: "What I will say is that I've been warning, and others have in Parliament as well for a number of years now, that if we don't find a way...