Bill Turnbull left Susanna Reid wincing today as he joked he was about to "storm off" Good Morning Britain after bickering with her over time.
The reference, clearly meant to be a dig at Piers Morgan after his sudden exit earlier this year, earned a cough from Susanna and some awkward silence.
The 65-year-old has joined Susanna in Piers' old seat for the week and the pair were joined by Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan, who they grilled about the Government's denial that herd immunity had once been part of the strategy last year.
Towards the end of the interview, Bill said: "I think we'll leave it there because we're past 8am and I'm very sharp on time." Yet Susanna wasn't happy and exclaimed: "No we can't leave it there." Ignoring
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