Things took a rather awkward turn on Wednesday morning’s Good Morning Britain after a government minister failed to show up for an interview to discuss Boris Johnson’s party-gate.
Presenters Adil Ray and Susanna Reid were clearly left disappointed after they were shunned once again by a member of parliament who refused to take part in their intense questioning.
However, things became even more uncomfortable when show producers decided to film an empty chair of where the government minister would of sat.
Seeing the scenes unfold, viewers rushed to Twitter to share their thoughts.
One fan wrote: “Ministers disappear again from #GMB.”
Another viewer added: “Forget the Govt. ministers I’ll come in if there is cake and cheese, I’ll pass on the wine though.”
A third penned: “Ministers doing their disappearing act again, just heard they can get none to appear on #GMB.”
While a fourth viewer believed government ministers should steer clear from the show altogether and said: “I don’t think #gmb realise that MP’s don’t wake up in the morning to sit in your chair and get talked over while Susanna makes a smug face.”
Highlighting to spectators that things were not going to plan on the show, Adil gave his thoughts to viewers.
Adil explained: “So we are hearing that we may well not get a government minister this morning, despite being a national breakfast show that has a predominantly Midlands and North-based audience as well.
“So the fact that the ministers are ignoring a big section of the UK this morning I think is very telling.”
The presenter then joked that a government representative would probably prefer to come into the studio as they have cake to share, following a claim made by a minister that the PM was “ambushed with cake” during his alleged birthday gathering.
He added: “You call it an ambush, I call it a party.
“So if ministers are around, we’d love you to speak to the UK. There is a police investigation going on, and the least you could do is answer some questions to us, if not to the police.”
The news comes after Boris Johnson and members of the conservative party were accused of breaking rules during lockdown in 2020.
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