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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Jessica Sansome

Good Morning Britain's Ofcom complaints increase as Richard Madeley discusses future on show

Good Morning Britain's Ofcom complaint count has increased following an interview on the programme last week. Ranvir Singh and Richard Madeley were joined on the news show on April 11 by a Just Stop Oil protestor.

Activist Miranda Whelehan appeared live in the GMB studio alongside journalist Lowri Turner to speak about the effectiveness of the Just Stop Oil protests, with the debate coming just after activists dug an underground tunnel to block fuel tankers and forced a petrol station in the south to close.

The discussion quickly got heated when Miranda attempted to defend the actions of the campaign group, who are demanding the ceasing of all new oil licenses in the UK. At one point Richard told Miranda: "This Just Stop Oil slogan is very playground-ish, isn’t it? Very Vicky Pollard. It’s quite childish."

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