Naga Munchetty praised for 'brilliant' takedown of Reform's Robert Jenrick on BBC Breakfast

Jenrick, who is Reform's economic spokesman and MP for Newark, appeared on BBC Breakfast live from the party's conference in Birmingham to discuss the proposed policy. Munchetty, 51, was quick to call him out for saying Reform is “the opposition party” and challenged him for claiming Reform will “get things done” while in power. She started the interview by asking Jenrick if Reform had seen the Treasury books to support their plan to increase tax-free allowances.Naga Munchetty clashed with Reform MP Robert Jenrick BBC"Well, we haven't had access to the Treasury books,” Jenrick admitted. "The Treasury hasn't opened itself up to us, but most of the information is in the public domain, and so we have done our sums, worked out exactly how we would pay for this, and we're very confident that we can."He said it was a "big decision" costing £17billion, but the plan would be funded by "cutting out the waste", including "getting people off welfare and back into the workplace, but stop paying foreign aid to rich countries". He insisted Reform would "get things done".Munchetty hit back at his claims while ending the interview, saying: "Reform UK is not in government, neither is the gentleman who was giving a speech in France.“So when you're in government that's when you can say things would get done. It's always a delight having you on this programme.”Jenrick interrupted and said: "If I could answer your last point there, if, in opposition, Nigel Farage is able to sign a deal.”Read MoreMunchetty stressed: "You are one of many parties in opposition; the Conservative Party is the opposition party."They had a heated exchange over Reform’s proposed tax policyBBCJenrick hit back: "Well, we are an opposition party as well, Naga.”The host firmly replied: "It's not a done deal - you have a blue piece of paper suggesting what you would do as a deal. It's not a done deal."Viewers flooded social media with their praise for Munchetty’s handling of the exchange.“Naga Munchetty dismantling Robert Jenrick is absolutely delicious,” one wrote on X.“Naga talking common sense & reality to Jenrick! Well done!” another added and a third penned: “That was so brilliant by Naga. Just treating him with the contempt that he deserves.”Munchetty - who earns up to £365,000 at the BBC - presents BBC Breakfast alongside Charlie Stayt every Thursday to Saturday, having joined the show in 2014. She announced in July that she is quitting BBC Breakfast after 17 years on the show and moving to BBC Radio 5 Live in January.The decision comes after she was reportedly placed under review last summer following complaints of bullying over a three-year period.