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Jessica Sansome

ITV GMB's Kate and Ben struggle to intervene as Eddie Hearn clashes with campaigner over boxing ban

Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard struggled to get a word in as two of their guests clashed on Good Morning Britain. The hosts were back at helm of the ITV news programme on Friday (May 20) when they discussed whether boxing as a sport is beneficial to young children.

It comes as the Government announced a new 'Turnaround' scheme to catch troubled young people teetering on edge of criminality and putting them back on the right track. It's been revealed that £300 million is being ploughed into the scheme, the b iggest funding package in a generation to tackle youth offending and cut crime.

Joining Ben and Kate on the show was boxing promotor and sports commentator Eddie Hern who argued the positives around discipline in sport and shared how he believes children should learn boxing to improve their behaviour. However, Headway campaigner Peter McCabe didn't agree due to the dangers the sport presents.

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