GMB host in fiery spat with Kemi Badenoch as she reels 'it's a waste of time'

Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch appeared on Thursday's instalment of Good Morning Britain (October 29) to speak with Ranvir Singh and Paul Brand on the latest budget announcement from John Healey. However, during their discussion, Brand was quick to touch on the EU and whether Badenoch would consider rejoining, following Andy Burnham sharing he wants to return within his lifetime. The ITV star asked: "Just returning to Brexit for a moment because Andy Burnham says that is one of the reasons why our economy is weaker, in his view.

Would you ever countenance rejoining the EU?" As she promptly answered no, Brand cut across her asking: "Never? Can I be clear, though, never?" Badenoch replied: "We are not going back into the EU. I cannot believe that we're even having this discussion." Yet the GMB presenter interrupted the MP as he persisted in asking if she was entirely ruling out the possibility of ever rejoining the EU. She continued: "We had this.." Cutting in, Brand asked once more: "Kemi Badenoch, you're not saying never, are you?

Can you just be really clear with me, ever?" She replied: "I have been really clear, you're asking me to repeat myself. I've already been clear. "The fact is, we had lots of people say, 'Once we leave the EU, all the problems will be solved'. We're doing it again, 'Once we join the EU, everything will be fine'. We have problems that we can fix now. We can do a lot. We need to cut our welfare budget. We don't need to join the EU to do those things.

There's a lot that we can do." She went on to say: "What we see is politicians that don't have any answers start talking about, 'Let's join, let's leave, let's join' as if that's going to fix this." Yet the ITV host refused to let the matter drop, pressing her once more on whether she would admit to "never ever" rejoining the EU, reports the Mirror . Badenoch fired back: "I literally said it, Paul, I literally said it. We are not going back into the EU.

I know you're looking for.." Ensure our latest TV stories always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. Click here to activate or add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings Brand cut across the Conservative leader, insisting he wanted to hear her personal stance on the issue. She shot back: "I wasn't an MP when we left the European Union . I know what you're trying to do, but the fact is, your viewers are out there, they're watching and thinking, 'How am I going to pay my energy bills?

Am I going to get a job? "This political class conversation about rejoining the EU, which Andy Burnham is starting, is completely ridiculous. It is a waste of time, he thinks it's going to be helpful because all he cares about is an election." Good Morning Britain continues weekdays on ITV from 6am