The segment was meant to inform. It ended in chaos. As voices clashed and tempers flared, Susanna Reid found herself refereeing a live broadcast that refused to stay civil — and viewers couldn’t look away

Susanna Reid came to blows with a guest in an explosive exchange over Reform UK’s Nigel Farage, on today’s broadcast of Good Morning Britain

A fiery debate erupted on Good Morning Britain as Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley welcomed guests Mark Littlewood and Sebastian Salekto to discuss Nigel Farage’s latest Reform UK update. The politician has said that if Reform UK win the next election, he will only allow UK citizens to be entitled to welfare benefits, not foreign nations – sparking intense conversations.

Guest Mark sided with Farage as he told the ITV hosts that Britain “can’t be the food bank of the world”. He argued that the UK needs a system where if you put in then you can claim out, as he added: “That’s what National Insurance contributions were supposed to be.”

Susanna pushed back, her face looking like thunder as she asked: “But if you are here, and you are working and contributing, then surely the system in which you’re contributing should support you if you need it?” Mark responded that he had empathy for that situation, but Susanna quickly cut him off.

As she insisted: “But if you have indefinite leave to remain, then you’re basically treated like a British citizen,” which Mark replied saying it was an “oddity”.

He went on to outline his understanding of Farage’s plans, explaining: “What Farage wants us to get to, from what I understand is, rather than having indefinite leave to remain we will give you a pathway to citizenship.”

He added: “It won’t be easy, but if you want to be a British citizen then you can take up that pathway.”

Susanna then shifted her focus to Sebastian, making a sly dig at the Reform party, the Express reports. She remarked that Farage had put forward the proposal “for a reason” stressing that the reason was “that a lot of voters will vote for this”.

Sebastian disagreed, making it clear that he personally wouldn’t vote for that policy. He added that others might feel the same, as voters are sometimes “more generous and fair minded” than we give them credit for.

He went on to argue that people aren’t moving to Britain simply to spend a livetime on benefits, insisting that the “stats show that isn’t happening”.

But co-host Richard Madeley cut in saying that his thoughts were “politically naive” adding that the politicians are “playing to the gallery”.

Sebastian then took aim at Farage saying that his next goal is to win the general election. “He’s going to say whatever it is that he needs to say to get across the line,” he said.