Naga Munchetty sparked backlash with BBC Breakfast viewers, this time for her “aggressive” comments over the rising cost of fuel.
The 47-year-host came under scrutiny during a tense chat with Trades Union Congress Kate Bell – who had investigated the cost of increasing energy bills verses the cost of living,
During the chat, Naga wanted to know how much Kate expected the government to do, given the country had just came out of a pandemic.
This led to a rift on Twitter among viewers who took to their own platforms to slam the TV star’s interview conduct.
One person fumed: “Naga really doing the #Government’s job this morning, as she pretty aggressively questions what more financial help they can do to mitigate energy increases! I’ll tell you, Naga! A lot f***ing more than they’re currently doing!.”
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A second added: “Naga trying to defend the govt position in response to the energy crisis. Referring to a £200 discount on bills. She didn’t like Kate Bell from the TUC correcting her. It’s a loan not a discount. “
A third raged: “Fn Naga Munchetti, someone who will never have to tighten her purse strings aggressively defending the government loan telling people that purse strings need to be tightened. Tory Naga does a terrible job.”
While a fourth stated: “Naga, who I guarantee will not face fuel poverty, on the idea of more help for consumers: “but, but how much more can the government spend?” Oh, I don’t know — they sure had no problem throwing £37 BILLION at Dido Harding.”
In the coming weeks in anticipated that household bills could be to rise 14 times faster than wages.
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Kate Bell had been responsible for investigating the impact on struggling homes, she explained: “At the moment, families are just going to be getting an extra £120 a year and that’s just not going to cut it.
“Even if they increase it by inflation at eight per cent, they’re just going to get £300 a year, again that’s not going to help so they’ve got to do much more than that.”
She added: “We’ve also got to tackle some of the causes of this problem, our badly insulated homes.
“We think the Chancellor should be imposing that tax on oil and gas companies and using it to solve the big problem of home insulation which would keep our houses warm much more cheaply.”
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Naga chimed in: “The government have said it recognises the problems people are facing with the cost of living which is why it’s set out, in its words, ‘a generous £21billion package of support’, and includes a £150 council tax rebate from April, a further £200 energy bills discount in October which will be paid back to cut energy bills quickly for the majority of households.
“I mean, how much more can the government do?”
She added: “Or how much more should it spend in your opinion, you’re doing the sums, to help people who are going to struggle with energy bills?”
Kate chirped back: “Well, I’m afraid that government package just isn’t enough, it just feels stingy – it’s also a loan, which people.”
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