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Manchester Evening News
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Jessica Sansome

Good Morning Britain viewers 'turn off' as 'ashamed to be English' debate escalates with Ed Balls clash

Good Morning Britain viewers found themselves 'turning off' the latest edition of the show as a debate about being 'ashamed to be English' escalated. Susanna Reid and Ed Balls were back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Tuesday (April 25) when it was posed to viewers if they were proud to be English.

They welcomed guests Narinder Kaur and Thomas Skinner after the former The Apprentice star came under fire for his social media post on St George's Day on Sunday (April 23). The pair were on the programme to give then differing views in the debate but things quickly became heated.

Narinder argued that the England flag had been 'hijacked' and there was nothing to be proud of. But when Ed Balls disagreed, she branded him "ignorant".

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