Good Morning Britain viewers are all saying the same thing as Ed Balls replaces Richard Madeley

GOOD Morning Britain viewers were delighted to see Ed Balls back in the hot seat today in place of Richard Madeley.

Former politician Ed has co-hosted with Susanna Reid many times before, and viewers love their chemistry.

One viewer wrote on Twitter: “Was a lovely surprise to turn on my TV this morning and see @edballs back on @GMB instead of maddening Madeley. #GMB.”

A second posted: “The on-screen chemistry between Ed Balls & Susanna Reid is far better than between Susanna & the irritating Richard Madeley. She could not be making this any clearer… take note #GMB many people prefer anybody else to Madeley.”

A third said: “Thank you for putting Ed Balls in the seat this morning. What a lovely surprise. Instead of The irritant Richard Madeley.”

Another typed: “Oh, so it’s safe to switch on #gmb as it’s a Madeley-free zone.”

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Last week Richard was heavily criticised for his “patronising” interview with the Shadow Education Secretary.

He and co-host Kate Garraway quizzed Bridget Phillipson about the Labour Party’s call for a general election after Rishi Sunak replaced Lizz Truss after a disastrous six-week tenure as PM.

Richard asked: “Can you just tell us what you would do? Would you raise taxes and cut spending?”

“I want to be the next Education Secretary so I would remove the tax breaks that private schools enjoy and put that into state education,” she replied.

After she finished speaking, Richard said: “Thanks for giving us an answer, that was good.”