The segment was meant to inform — but ended up igniting a storm. As clips went viral and complaints poured in, the spotlight turned from the guest to the host, and the questions got louder than the answers

Good Morning Britain presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls were joined by a number of regular correspondents and presenters on today’s show

Susanna Reid defended Rylan Clark on Tuesday (September 2) (Image: ITV)

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid was compelled to intervene as her colleague criticised Rylan Clark during a heated discussion.

On Tuesday’s (September 2) instalment of the popular ITV show, Susanna and co-presenter Ed Balls brought viewers up to speed with the latest developments from Britain and beyond.

Subsequently, regular panellists Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce appeared to discuss current affairs, with conversation quickly shifting to immigration matters.

Kevin then launched an attack on Rylan following his remarks on the subject during last week’s This Morning, reports the Mirror. Rylan faced severe criticism for his immigration-related comments, prompting him to release a public response.

“All these terrible myths that Rylan Clark regurgitated, spouted most of them,” Kevin declared on today’s GMB. Susanna swiftly interrupted, stating, “Hang on. He pointed out that this country is built on immigration, and he was grateful to all of the migrants who have come to the NHS for helping support his mum.

“He was actually concerned, though, that we’ve got a sort of welcome to the UK, and we don’t know who all of these people are.

“I have to say, Kevin, it is the duty of government, as the government itself would acknowledge, that we control borders and we do not just welcome everybody if we don’t know who they are. And I think Rylan’s message struck a chord with a lot of people… He did not want it to be an anti-migration message.”

Kevin responded, “He also regurgitated a load of myths and lies. Let’s not ignore that… Myths and lies have gone mainstream, and we’ve got to challenge that, we’ve got to push back on that.”

Susanna wrapped up, “Rylan also pointed out that we also have a homelessness problem, the government itself acknowledges that there’s not enough housing. So, I just think that to say that what Rylan said was outrageous, regurgitating propaganda [was wrong].”

Following the heated exchange, numerous GMB watchers flocked to social media to voice their irritation at Kevin’s remarks, whilst others commended Susanna for her management of the discussion.

“@susannareid100 deserves a knighthood for the way she just annihilated Kevin Maguire for totally misquoting @Rylan. Slayed,” one viewer posted on X (formerly Twitter).

Someone else commented, “This is ridiculous,” whilst a third remarked, “Reid protecting the ITV family.”