presenter clashed with as a row over Just Stop Oil protestors turned heated.
Alongside co-host , Susanna spoke to the star, who joined protestors outside London’s High Court on Wednesday (January 29).
Just Stop Oil activists staged a protest to block the street outside the court as 16 jailed eco-activists mounted appeals against their record-breaking prison sentences.
Roger Hallam, the leader of Just Stop Oil, is among those appealing, after he was jailed for five years for his involvement in a conspiracy to cause mass gridlock on the M25.
Supporting the protest was Chris, who argued that criminals who convict violent or sexual offences are handed lesser sentences.
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Susanna Reid clashed with Chris Packham (Image: ITV)
During the interview, Susanna shared the devastating impacts that Just Stop Oil protestors have had on members of the public, explaining how a patient suffering with an aggressive form of cancer missed an appointment and had to wait two months for another one.
The presenter also revealed that an HGV driver was unable to deliver £5,000 worth of food to a hospital.
Hitting out at the protestors actions, Susanna said: “If you even put aside the emergency services. You had a direct impact on people’s health and wellbeing.”
The 63-year-old environmentalist campaigner hit back: “I don’t seek to put the emergency services to one side. I’m here to acknowledge that all of these things are an inconvenience and some of them as you’ve highlighted are potentially life-threatening and dangerous.
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Chris joined Just Stop Oil activists at a protest outside London’s High Court (Image: ITV)
“I’m asking you to think about scale. You’ve seen what’s happened in California. We’ve witnessed, on your programme, the flooding all over the world that has taken people’s lives and this is down to our predicament when it comes to climate.”
As Susanna attempted to interject, Chris shut her down as he declared: “One thing I will say, Susanna…”
But the GMB host wasn’t backing down as she said: “I was going to say, peaceful protests are OK. Of course everyone supports that right. The point is, you’re standing outside courts. Criminal protests are not OK.”
She later added: “We still have to uphold the law.”