Iain Duncan Smith jokingly intervened to put an end to a squabble between Piers Morgan and co-host Susanna Reid after Mr Morgan took a dig at his colleague. While discussing the performance of the Tory leadership contest candidates during the televised debate held on Tuesday evening, IDS pointed out the nominees had mostly "rowed across the table and Ms Reid noted "people talking over each other is never appealing." Mr Morgan laughed off at his co-host's comment before delivering a stinging jibe at her: "No, and I wish you’d stop doing it."
The dig had IDS break out into awkward laughter before saying: "I don’t know what to do here.
"Alright, separate you two."
Mr Duncan Smith conceded the format of the BBC debate was not to his liking as he admitted to struggling not to turn off the television.
He said: "I genuinely don’t think the format allowed politicians, in a sense, to shine.
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ITV News: Morgan took a dig at Reid during an interview with IDS (Image: ITVGood Morning Britain)
"If you get a bunch of politicians rowing across the table at each
