{"id":441261,"date":"2026-02-23T13:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/441261\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:40:14","slug":"good-morning-britain-chaos-as-martin-lewis-ambushes-kemi-badenoch-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/441261\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Morning Britain chaos as Martin Lewis &#8216;ambushes&#8217; Kemi Badenoch interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A presenter walked on set as Susanna Reid and Ed Balls were interviewing a guest on the ITV show<\/p>\n<p>09:13, 23 Feb 2026Updated 12:25, 23 Feb 2026<\/p>\n<p>Martin Lewis clashes with Badenoch over student loans <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Good Morning Britain descended into chaos as presenter <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/martin-lewis\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Martin Lewis <\/a>interrupted an interview with <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/kemi-badenoch\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Kemi Badenoch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hosts <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/susanna-reid\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Susanna Reid<\/a> and Ed Balls were interviewing the Leader of the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/conservative-party\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Conservative Party<\/a> on Monday&#8217;s instalment of <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/good-morning-britain\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">the ITV show <\/a>(February 23) and as they discussed student loans, Money Saving Expert star Martin walked in to share his thoughts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The presenters had introduced the conversation with Kemi, with Ed explaining: &#8220;You want to cut the interest rate on student loans, and you&#8217;re going to pay for it by saying to 100,000 people who might be applying for what you call low value rip-off degrees, that they shouldn&#8217;t go to university, and the money you save from stopping them to go to university, you will then use to cut interest rates on loans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">As Kemi started the lay out her viewpoint, Susanna announced: &#8220;<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/martin-lewis\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Martin Lewis<\/a> is coming to the studio!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Martin Lewis \" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_MLJPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Martin Lewis walked into the Good Morning Britain studio\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Martin Lewis walked into the Good Morning Britain studio(Image: ITV screengrab)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The presenter then walked in and told the politician: &#8220;If you want to help the middle earning students, the most important thing is the repayment threshold should have been increased.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The pair then debated the issue for a few minutes, as Ed and Susanna looked on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kemi insisted she would be happy to discuss the issue with Martin, and as he started to leave, Susanna said: &#8220;I like the idea of you two now going and having a meeting to discuss proposals. Kemi Badenoch, thank you very much indeed for coming into the studio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;And Martin, thank you very much indeed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve never had someone interrupt the interview from behind so that was very exciting,&#8221; admitted Kemi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;You got the Martin Lewis ambush!&#8221; agreed Susanna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I did,&#8221; said Kemi, joking that she was going to &#8220;do it back&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Susanna Reid and Ed Balls \" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_GMB2JPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Susanna Reid and Ed Balls hosted the show\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Susanna Reid and Ed Balls hosted the show(Image: ITV screengrab)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The incident came up again as the conversation ended, as Susanna thanked Kemi &#8220;for dealing with all of those issues&#8221; and Ed chimed in to call it an &#8220;unorthodox&#8221; interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m going to be bombing,&#8221; Kemi told them. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to be bombing your interviews.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Laughing, Susanna replied: &#8220;We&#8217;re about to talk to Martin Lewis. You can just stand in his eyeline and shout!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Viewers were quick to comment on the interview, with several posting messages on X, formerly <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/twitter\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, saying that Kemi was &#8220;ambushed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Woah\u2026 Kemi is having a nightmare on @<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/good-morning-britain\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">GMB<\/a> this morning,&#8221; said one, as another said the Opposition leader handled the situation with &#8220;such grace&#8221;. Someone else commented: &#8220;Martin Lewis coordinated ambush during that &#8216;interview&#8217;. You don\u2019t have to be Kemi Badenoch\u2019s biggest fan, but that was uncalled for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For the latest showbiz, TV, movie and streaming news, go to the new **<a aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.everythinggossip.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Everything Gossip<\/a>** website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source.<a aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=mirror.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">** Click here to activate**<\/a>** or add us as your Preferred Source in your Google search settings.**<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1 and ITVX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A presenter walked on set as Susanna Reid and Ed Balls were interviewing a guest on the ITV&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,3327,347,2897,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-441261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-good-morning-britain","tag-itv","tag-martin-lewis","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}