Watch the moment Camilla Tominey demanded answers from Rachel Reeves’ Chief Secretary as he defended the Chancellor’s absence from GB News.
Welcoming Chief Secretary to the Treasury James Murray to the studio, Camilla commented: “It’s great to see you as ever because you often come in here and take one for the team.
“But where’s the Chancellor?”
In response, Ms Reeves’ deputy smiled: “Well, the Chancellor is beginning to other interviews this morning, and she’ll be working today as she does every day of the week.”
But Camilla did not let that excuse the Chancellor from being held accountable on GB News, adding: “It’s unbelievable, isn’t it, that in the nearly three years I’ve done this show, she hasn’t once appeared?”
Mr Murray went on to laud the Chancellor for her Budget, insisting that she did not break any manifesto commitments, nor did she mislead the public on the extent of the black hole in the public purse.
On Budget day, GB News’ Political Editor Christopher Hope faced similar disgruntlement with Ms Reeves’ refusal to take a question from the channel.
Later that day, Christopher told The People’s Channel about being snubbed by Rachel Reeves, declaring her refusal to answer his question a “disgrace” and a “gross insult to our viewers”.
As the conference came to a close, Christopher attempted to ask Ms Reeves if she would “answer a question on GB News”, to which she replied: “No, I’m sorry, I think that’s all that we’ve got time for this afternoon.”
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