GMB’s Ed Balls skewers Labour minister over ‘worrying’ Trump reply: ‘Answer the question’.uk
Ed Balls demanded that a Labour minister answer his question over Donald Trump’s latest moves on Good Morning Britain.
Jonathan Reynolds appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain (Image: ITV)
Ed Balls tried to hold a squirming politician to account on Good Morning Britain on Thursday as he demanded that his questions be answered. The ITV show welcomed on Labour’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds, after Sir Keir Starmer has told business chiefs that the government will respond with ‘cool and calm heads’ after President Trump placed a 10% tariff on goods entering the US from the UK.
The politician shared that the government are “disappointed with the decision that the US have taken”. He added: “We don’t believe there is a need for these additional tariffs.” He then spoke about creating a deal with Donald Trump as a “way forward”.
Ed Balls grilled the Labour politician (Image: ITV)
Ed pointed out that the government had been hoping for the deal to be done before the news of the tariffs had been announced. He then asked: “I just wondered what deal are you willing to strike?” However, Mr Reynolds refused to answer.
“Well first of all, you are right to say that we wanted and believed a deal could have been done in advance of the decisions yesterday. The President made clear that that was not available to any country in the world and we’ve got to understand and respect that,” he said.
“You will know that I am not going to talk about the content, the sensitive negotiations that we are having. But fundamentally, this is about making sure that businesses in the UK have greater access to the US.”
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Ed then interrupted as he urged him to answer the question, asking: “Well what are your red lines? You’re clearly willing to cut tax to help American companies.
“Are you willing to weaken regulation of the tech sector even if that makes it harder to tackle online porn, keep our children safe and prevent the spread of dangerous information?”
The politician said he would not be sharing red lines, to which the GMB host quizzed him asking “why?” He continued: “I have to say that that answer worries me then. That answer worries me. Surely the answer is ‘we are not willing to put our children’s safety at risk’?”
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