Good Morning Britain viewers were taken aback by Richard Madeley's remark as he interviewed Sir Keir Starmer.
The 65-year-old broadcaster anchored Wednesday's edition of the ITV news programme alongside Susanna Reid. The two interviewed the Labour leader ahead of tomorrow's local elections.
Sir Keir discussed the cost-of-living crisis and disagreed with Boris Johnson's claims on the windfall tax made during the Prime Minister's interview with Susanna on yesterday's edition of GMB. He said: "I heard the Prime Minister in your interview yesterday and I don’t think [his] argument holds water.