GMB: Ed Balls clashes with Labour MP Darren Jones

Good Morning Britain host Ed Balls fumed at Labour MP Darren Jones over his defence of Rachel Reeves after backlash from the budget last week . Susanna Reid and Ed welcomed the MP on their show this morning and questioned him about Reeves' statements regarding the state of the country's finances. Reid said: "She'd already received the forecast from the OBR, and it said she had £4.2 billion to spare. Was she misleading us that morning?"

To which Jones told her: "No, there are a couple of things relevant to this," and continued to explain that the £4.2 billion was "unallocated" and they wanted to increase that number. He added: "Rachel was then also referring to the productivity review, how effective the economy is at producing

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