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Piers also challenged the minister on why Covid – ‘s threat level was downgraded on March 150, and accused Ms Atkins of laughing .
The furious host responded: “You are a Government minister in charge of safeguarding, you can laugh, I don’t know why you all keep laughing at this, it’s not funny. ”
Ms Atkins dismissed the accusation, saying: “I did not, and I know you’ve accused another colleague of laughing.”
An angry Piers insisted: “You literally just laughed, we’ve seen you laugh.
“You downgraded this so you didn’t have a legal obligation to give our health workers the right amount of PPE kit, that is a demonstrable fact.”
The GMB host has become notorious for his aggressive questioning of senior ministers throughout the crisis on the morning show.
He has had furious rows so far with Helen Whately , Oliver Dowden , Matt Hancock and now Ms Atkins.
But Government insiders say that private focus groups carried out by No aides on broadcast appearances reveal viewers take ministers’ side during them.
Piers’s interrogations are seen by them as “unreasonable” and so sympathy for their argument soars.
A Cabinet source said: “He doesn’t know it, but Piers is doing us a big favor.
“Every time he gets shouty at ministers, the public generally takes their side.
“That’s why we keep sending ministers on in front of him.”
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