Adil Ray once shut down a Twitter troll who told him to ‘stick to Lingo’ following his hosting stint on GMB.
Adil, 50, presented the show alongside Kate Garraway at the time, and one segment saw them interview Business, Energy and Clean Growth Minister Greg Hands.
However, Adil came under fire for his interviewing approach with many criticising one of his questions in particular.
Adil Ray on GMB
At the time, it had been revealed that Boris Johnson and Priti Patel had set out a stragedy to fly asylum seekers who cross the Channel in boats to Rwanda.
The stragedy was widely criticised and Adil grilled Mr Hands on the plans in the 2022 episode.
During one part of the interview, Adil asked Mr Hands: “Mr Hands, here we are celebrating Easter this weekend, the life and times of Jesus Christ, who himself was a refugee.
“Under this scheme, your government’s scheme, if he arrived in the UK today, Jesus will be sent to Rwanda.
“Is that right? Would you send Jesus to Rwanda?”
However, Mr Hands replied: “I’m sorry, I think it’s a ludicrous question.
“We’re 2000 years later and over 28,000 people have made an illegal journey from France to the UK, between two entirely safe countries, 27 people have died.
“It’s 2000 years after the Easter story.”
Adil Ray on Twitter
Some viewers criticised Adil’s question on Twitter, with many branding it “stupid”.
However, one person caught Adil’s attention and he responded.
The troll, who went by the user name ‘Silent Bob’, had tweeted: “Stick to Lingo,” referring to Adil’s ITV game show Lingo.
Adil replied: “Stick to Silent Bob. Happy Easter.”
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