Richard Madeley sparked a furious reaction from viewers as he questioned whether it would be 'practical' for Rishi Sunak to have to wait to be seen by a doctor in A&E.
The presenter fronted Tuesday's edition of Good Morning Britain alongside Susanna Reid, with one of the main topics of conversation being the struggling NHS. The hosts posed the question of whether the Prime Minister should have to use the health service, after Sunak has repeatedly refused to confirm whether he uses private or public healthcare.
Speaking to NHS frontline medic Dr Emeka Okorocha, Richard asked: "Is it practical for a Prime Minister to go in, presumably in a fleet of three or four cars, to the local A&E unit, sit in the corridor like the rest - maybe even sit on the floor - with his security detail for six or seven hours before he finally sees a doctor, when he has actually got a country to run?"
