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The Guardian - UK
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Jim Waterson Political media editor

ITV defends allowing Yvette Cooper to be interviewed by husband Ed Balls

Ed Balls interviewing Yvette Cooper on Good Morning Britain on Monday
Ed Balls interviewing Yvette Cooper on Good Morning Britain on Monday. Photograph: Good Morning Britain/ITV

ITV has defended allowing the home secretary to be interviewed by her husband on Good Morning Britain, arguing the exchange was “balanced, fair and duly impartial”.

Yvette Cooper appeared on the breakfast show on Monday morning to defend the government’s response to the continuing riots. She was cross-examined by co-host Ed Balls, a former Labour cabinet minister who is now a regular presenter on the show.

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