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Good Morning Britain guest calls for ‘dangerous’ flip flops to be banned

A guest on Good Morning Britain surprised viewers of the ITV show after ranting about the dangers of flip flops and calling for the casual footwear to be banned altogether.

During a segment discussing whether it was acceptable to wear summer attire to work in the hot weather, broadcaster Mike Parry slammed workers who turn up to the office in shorts and flip flops. Mike went so far as to say that he would send employees home if they came to work in such casual attire.

But the journalist and radio presenter took hosts Adil Ray and Kate Garraway aback after sharing his strong stance on flip flops - claiming that the footwear was not only inappropriate for the workplace, but a serious threat to safety. He went on to tell shocking anecdotes warning against the dangers of flip flops, YorkshireLive reports .

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