Susanna Reid (Image: ITV)
clapped back as she was accused of giving Alex Norris a hard time as she grilled him on the cuts.
During Monday’s edition of , Susanna and her co-host spoke to the Labour MP about the new deadlines that have been put in place for dangerous cladding.
A little later, Susanna, 53, revealed she wanted to broaden their discussion, mentioning the extensive backlash Labour have faced since coming into power.
This was down to their decision scrap the payment for millions of pensioners and raising inheritance tax for farmers.
Shortly after the interview, Susanna and Ed sat down with Guto Harri, the former No 10 Director of Communications and Kevin Lygo.
Referring back to their conversation with the Labour politician, Guto interjected: “You gave him a tough time”.
Defending herself, Susanna responded: “Well… I gave him a tough time because we get contacted all the time say by people who say, ‘How can the government take away money from pensioners but MP continue to recieve energy allowance?”
Things turned heated between Susanna and Norris as she questioned Labour’s decision to scrap the .
Referencing ‘s recent comments, she said: “This week is going to see a new phase for government. There’s going to be a plan for change for Britain and there are going to be measurable milestones.
“Is this because you’ve faced so much trouble with farmers over the tax rises and with pensioners over the winter fuel allowance?”
Norris responded: “No, not at all,” before the presenter interjected: “You acknowledge you’ve experienced those problems?”
Before the politician could fully reply, Susanna asked: “Have you not watched the news since you’ve been in government?”
Norris said: “I would acknowledge that we’ve inherited exceptionally difficult situation, particularly with the nation’s finances and that’s led to difficult decisions.”
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