Ben Shephard hits out after Tory MPs empty chair GMB amid recession forecast

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GMB host Ben Shephard has issued a plea to Tory MPs to ‘come and chat’ after an unknown minister shunned their spot on the show this morning. ‘They haven’t got time for us in their busy schedule.’

has issued a plea to Tory MPs to ‘come and chat’ after an unknown minister shunned their spot on the programme on Friday morning.

On Thursday, the Bank of England gave a ‘doomsday’ forecast, believing the country will enter a recession by Christmas which willA recession is declared in the UK when the economy consistently shrinks for six months or more. Inflation is set to hit 13% by October.and Ben not downplaying the severity of the situation.

Later on, in the programme, viewers were shown footage of an empty chair where a government minister would typically sit and answer questions.Ben urged a Tory MP to appear on the show He explained the excuse given was ‘they haven’t got time for us in their busy schedule.’ Ben went on to issue an invite to any Tory ministers who would be willing to come and chat on the programme

‘It would be nice to have a minister come in to join us and answer some of those questions, maybe put our minds at rest or give us some hope.Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV.

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