Tag: grills

30 JUN

Dan Walker grills Matt Hancock over ‘slow’ Leicester COVID response: ‘Taken so long’

Walker probed: “So, to the thousands of parents watching this morning who have been encouraged to send their children back to school in various parts of England, because of the low impact on children, what is your message to them this morning?” Hancock went on: “The reason I said that about Leicester is because there […]

21 JAN

‘You’re a millionaire!’ Piers Morgan grills Emily Thornberry on Labour ‘sneering’ at rich

“That’s really sad,” the presenter remarked and Emily continued: “It’s funny, a lot of the horrible stuff I don’t remember, but I remember the cats being put down.”  After suggesting Emily had an “understanding of struggling”, she spoke about her education and how she doesn’t wish for any child to go through a similar thing […]

04 DEC

‘Let me finish, I’m pausing to breathe!’ Sadiq Khan flustered as Piers Morgan grills mayor

Sadiq Khan was welcomed on to Good Morning Britain by Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid to discuss the recent London Bridge terror attack. Last Friday convicted terrorist Usman Khan killed Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones despite being jailed over a plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange. On the ITV show, host Morgan and Mr Khan clashed […]

26 NOV

‘You’re out of kilter!’ Heseltine squirms as Dan Walker grills him on abandoning Tories

“Michael Gove has been speaking this morning,” the presenter began, adding: “He’s praised you as a great minister in the past. “But he says you’re out of kilter and you’re wrong on this issue,” Walker continued, before going on to grill his guest. “How do you respond to that?” the host asked, to which Heseltine […]

04 SEP

Piers Morgan GRILLS Richard Branson for trying to overturn democratic process of Brexit

Speaking to the ITV host on Good Morning Britain, Mr Branson claimed Brexit will be a “disaster” for the UK and that Britons are “shooting themselves on the foot” voting to Leave.  But Piers Morgan grilled the arch-Remainer arguing he should feel uneasy about trying to overturn the democratic process of choosing to leave the […]

30 JAN

‘Punish them for what they did’: CNN’s Chris Cuomo grills Kellyanne Conway on Trump’s refusal to impose Russia sanctions

Screenshot/CNN CNN host Chris Cuomo grilled White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on the Trump administration’s Monday decision not to impose new sanctions on Russia.  Cuomo argued that the Trump administration is refusing to punish Russia for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election. “They interfered in the election to try to disrupt our democracy,” Cuomo […]

07 DEC

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Sneak Peek: Deke Grills Daisy, Winds Up Meeting Quake!

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. newcomer Deke may want to think twice about ruffling the feathers of (in his own words) a “destroyer of worlds!” RELATEDRatings: S.H.I.E.L.D. Returns Steady in Friday Debut Want more scoop on S.H.I.E.L.D., or for any other show? Email InsideLine@tvline.com and your question may be answered via Matt’s Inside Line. Let’s block […]

03 NOV

NPR host grills NPR CEO in uncomfortable interview about sexual harassment claims against an ousted top editor

Chuck Zoeller/AP Just a day after National Public Radio news chief Michael Oreskes resigned following accusations of sexual harassment and assault, an NPR host grilled NPR CEO Jarl Mohn about the organization’s handling of the allegations. Other NPR hosts reported on “increasing tensions” at the news outlet as a result of some employees’ belief that the […]

15 AUG

Colbert Grills Anthony Scaramucci on Trump's Response to Charlottesville: 'Why Did It Take So Long?'

Stephen Colbert let The Mooch have the floor on Monday night, when former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci visited The Late Show for a wide-ranging (and often-awkward) conversation. The Mooch began with an uncomfortable Game of Thrones reference, joking, “I’m like Arya Stark. I took a list of all your comedy writers, my kill […]