ITV Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid praises co-star saying 'it's brave work'
Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid praised her co-star during Wednesday's live show
Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid lauded her co-star for a significant accomplishment on Wednesday (June 18).
In today's episode of the popular ITV show, Susanna and her co-presenter Richard Madeley brought viewers up to speed with the latest happenings in the UK and globally.
They delved into Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's contentious welfare reforms, the prohibition of mobile phones in primary schools, and the surge in petrol prices due to the Middle East conflict.
Susanna and Richard also had a chat with ITV News correspondent Paul Brand, who recently conducted an inquiry into serious criminals being permitted to remain in the UK due to appeals under the European Convention on Human Rights, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Paul's investigation verified that British courts are denying extradition to countries like Brazil based on allegations that the criminals would be subjected to ill-treatment in foreign prisons.
The covert footage also exposed that fugitives might be deceiving judges to lodge a claim under the European Convention on Human Rights.
"Now, the Justice Secretary is asking European ministers to overhaul the European Convention on Human Rights," Susanna clarified.
Paul then stated: "At the heart of all of this, nobody's saying that human rights aren't important, we all want to protect our human rights.
"It's about whether the balance has been thrown out, whether we're giving too much emphasis to the rights of a paedophile because he might be mistreated in a Brazilian prison over the rights of a child not to be abused here in the UK by a prolific offender."
After discussing Paul's findings, Susanna took a moment to commend him for shedding light on such a crucial matter.
"Paul, well done, it's brave work you're doing because confronting individuals like this takes a lot of courage," she remarked.
"It sounds like your reporting, from what you're saying, is having a direct impact on what the government is now consulting on, because it is a massive political issue, and I think any right-minded viewer watching these cases would think this is absolutely outrageous."
The Home Office said in a statement: "Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that we will do everything to make sure they are not free to roam Britain's streets, including removing them from the UK at the earliest possible opportunity. Extradition is a largely judicial process."
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