Overview
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves appeared via videolink on Good Morning Britain to discuss her 2025 Budget with hosts Ed Balls and Susanna Reid.
- Social media users accused the segment of bias and said Balls should not interview government figures due to his past as Shadow Chancellor and his marriage to a Cabinet minister.
- Some viewers threatened to complain to Ofcom, though there is no report of a new regulator investigation at this stage.
- The backlash follows a previous episode that drew over 16,000 Ofcom complaints, after which ITV defended the broadcasts as fair and impartial while saying it would avoid repeating certain pairings.
- Reeves’ Budget included abolishing the two-child benefit cap and a so-called mansion tax, and the OBR apologized for accidentally posting its analysis early and said it has launched an internal inquiry.