Andrew Pierce was forced to scold GB News guest Jonathan Lis during a panel discussion today.
After host Dawn Neesom welcomed “wonderful Carole Malone” to the programme, Mr Lis mockingly interjected.
Andrew Pierce scolded the GB News guest
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Broadcaster Carole Malone quipped: “Because you’re not,” with Dawn echoing the sentiment by adding: “Because you’re not basically.”
Mr Lis joked: “Please be nice.”
Andrew, who had been trying to start the conversation on the UK heatwave, scolded: “Johnathan. Can we concentrate, please?
Sheepishly he responded: “Yeah.”
The programme’s discussion then shifted to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s previous advocacy for workplace protections during extreme heat.
The panel examined her 2022 social media posts demanding “urgent guidance” on safe indoor temperatures when she served in opposition.
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Mrs Malone then launched into a critique of the proposals, describing Rayner as “the champion of the trade union” who “thinks we should have the day off apparently.”
Rayner was amongst five Cabinet members who previously championed the introduction of legal maximum working temperatures.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Scotland Secretary Ian Murray and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy all backed similar measures whilst in opposition.
The proposals would legally require employers to implement measures including extra breaks, flexible hours or early finishes when temperatures exceed certain thresholds.
Angela Rayner was amongst five Cabinet members who previously championed the introduction of legal maximum working temperatures
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PAMalone blasted the proposals as “outrageous” and suggesting they would permit outdoor workers to cease activities entirely. She warned this could create what she termed “a sky-high charter for doing nothing.”
“What happens if it’s too hot, too cold, a bit windy, raining, or slightly dark? Well, under this thinking you wouldn’t work at all,” she argued.
The Government has stated it currently has no intention of establishing maximum workplace temperature regulations, though it hasn’t completely dismissed the possibility.