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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Jessica Sansome

ITV Good Morning Britain viewers complain show is 'wasting time' as they interview teen who fled home to join Ukraine army

Good Morning Britain viewers were left unimpressed and accused the show of 'wasting time' as they interviewed a British teen who headed to join the Ukraine army despite having no military experience. Martin Lewis and Susanna Reid were hosting Monday's edition of the ITV news programme when they were joined by the boy - known as Alex - and his mum for an anonymous interview.

The 19-year-old, who described his trip as a 'suicide mission', spoke about how he fled his home before returning after just six days in the war-torn Eastern European country once he realised what he had signed up for.

READ MORE: Martin Lewis fights tears on ITV Good Morning Britain as he's 'thrown off' by girl who went viral singing in a Ukraine bunker

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