Good Morning Britain viewers have praised the "incredible" placards being held up on the ITV breakfast show this morning.
Ed Balls and Susanna Reid presented live from Westminster as Boris Johnson's leadership hangs in the balance after a string of
Conservative MPs including Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor Rishi Sunak decided to quit.
But viewers tuning into the ITV show today were left distracted by activist Steve Bray's constant appearance in the back of all the shots as he held up placards about Boris Johnson and his 'lies', with fans of the show taking to Twitter to joke about the incident.
As Susanna and Ed presented and interviewed various guests from outside the London establishment, Mr Bray could be seen getting in multiple shots as he waved the placards in the air. It forced the ITV show to regularly cut back to other shots in the meantime.
But viewers loved it - and praised Mr Bray's "incredible" work.
" #GMB love the guy with the placards "Get your Johnson out of our Democracy," one wrote, as another viewer added: " #GMB Brilliant Steve! That put a smile on my face.. At the end of the day placards do the talking."
Another penned: "Haha yesss! Go the guy with the placards #GMB #goodmorningbritain," with a fourth writing: "I am LOVING the work of the guys with the placards this morning. Quietly easing into every shot. Keep it up and we do despise #ToryLies!! #GMB."
However, some felt the placards were distracting - and called for the ITV show to return to the studio as normal.
" @GMB @susannareid100 @edballs shambolic presenting this morning. Really don’t see the point of standing outside Westminster when all what you did could of been done from the studio. Camera shots cut because of the placards behind constantly #GMB," one viewer suggested, with another admitting they switched off Good Morning Britain because of it, adding: "I turn over from #gmb because I can’t stand the bloke with the placards and he follows the cameras to #BBCBreakfast."
Mr Johnson was dealt a string of blows overnight, with Will Quince one of the latest to confirm his resignation.
"With great sadness and regret, I have this morning tendered my resignation to the Prime Minister after I accepted and repeated assurances on Monday to the media which have now been found to be inaccurate. I wish my successor well - it is the best job in government," he penned in a letter to Mr Johnson, which he posted on Twitter this morning.
