Good Morning Britain became incredibly intense as political editor Isobel Oakenshott “crucified” a turkey farmer live on air.
Presenters Susanna Reid, 50, and Alastair Campbell, 64, kicked off the interview in Chelmsford, first speaking to Paul Kelly who claimed there wasn’t enough workers to “pluck turkeys” when compared to 2020.
Paul explained 30 years ago manual labour jobs were allocated to young people who he feels are no longer interested because they’re now attending university.
He said: “I don’t blame them but we don’t have people to do the work anymore.”
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Susanna added: “Paul what Isobel Oakenshott has just outlined is – and it is to be fair one of the reasons that a number of people would have voted for Brexit – is this idea that if you have a lot of foreign labour working at low pay, that surprises wages, once that foreign labour has gone you increase wages and then you attract people.
“And people who might have gone on to do other things are then attracted back to the jobs that you’re offering, you could fill your 40 vacancies.”
She asked: “Is the problem, that you’re not paying enough?”
Paul responded: “I would dearly love to find someone to pay. I don’t have a problem paying someone more money, I just want to find someone to pay.”
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Isobel interjected: “This is ridiculous Paul, may I come in here?”
She asked Paul about his job openings, before unveiling that she’d in fact “done her research” before appearing on the programme
Isobel uncovered that she had discovered “no advertisements on his website” for jobs.
The co-author of Michael Ashcroft explained she’d also “phoned his office” only to establish they were unsure about any vacancies.
Furthermore, Isobel landed her another blow which was information she’d found on Companies House about Paul’s business – suggesting that he only employs 7 people and not 40.
The journalist laid her final card offering to work “for free” on his farm for a few days – which Paul did not seem keen on.
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The row certainly caused uproar on Twitter with some divided viewers claiming it had been the “best ever” debate on GMB.
One tweet read: “That Turkey farmer just got destroyed on live tv #GMB.”
Another added: “The way @IsabelOakeshott is crucifying #PaulKelly turkey farmer I’d take her up on her offer to go down and work at his farm for free especially with Xmas on the way #GMB.”
“#GMB #GoodMorningBritian Isabelle has absolutely schooled this farmer lol. He comes on crying about no labour when he isn’t even advertising vacancies. The moron who cant get away with paying local people peanuts doesn’t have answers. Nice to see his accounts are wrong as well lol,” remarked a third.
“This is the best and most entertaining TV I’ve seen in years #GMB,” chimed a forth.
While others disagreed, writing: “How on earth is Isabel Oakshot allowed to get away with this behaviour? Just belittling the man who needs people to come and work and mocking him. @GMB need to get a grip of this sort of thing its not good viewing. #goodmorningbritain #gmb.”
Another tweeted: “Isabel Oakenshott saying she knows more about turkey farming than an actual turkey farmer. Brexit in a nutshell. Utter madness #gmb.”
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