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Good Morning Britain viewers have called on presenter Susanna Reid to apologize to Nigel Farage after it was revealed that Axel Rudakubana repeatedly came on the radar of counter-terrorism officials three times before killing the innocent schoolgirls who were a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last summer.

On Monday, Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and the attempted murders of eight other people on the first day of his trial.

At the time, Farage was lambasted by Susanna for calling the murders “a cover-up”, but as it has been revealed the teenager was referred to the counter-extremism program three times, it is unlikely Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper were unaware about Rudakubana.

Taking to social media, one ITV viewer said: “Remember when Susanna called Farage on the main story, I do, I wonder if she does? Joke show.”

Another echoed: “So Susanna Reid remember when you scolded Nigel Farage for saying Keir Starmer covered up, well I think you might owe Nigel an apology.”

The Conservatives and Reform UK have accused the authorities of withholding information about Rudakubana’s interest in violence and terrorism.

However, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said that lawyers at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had been clear that these details “could not be made public until today to avoid jeopardizing the trial or prejudicing the possible jury trial, in line with the normal rules of the British legal system”.

In October, Susanna challenged Farage for being “irresponsible and dangerous” after suggesting authorities withheld the truth about the Southport attacks.

She said: “You suggested in a video that the police withheld the truth about the person alleged to be behind this tragedy. Let’s remember there is a legal process going on that we don’t want to compromise. “

Farage interjected: “We always hide behind it,” Susanna hit back: “It’s the rule of law in this country that we don’t compromise anyone’s due process and let the families of those who have suffered hear the truth.”

The UK reform leader then claimed that senior legal figures argued that the government should have told “the truth” about the incident and that they are “hiding behind this idea” that a legal process means they are unable to be more open to the public.

The shocking Southport attacks sparked riots and angry protests after false information was spread on social media that Rudakubana was an illegal immigrant who arrived in Dover in a small boat – when in fact he was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents.

More than 1,000 arrests linked to the disorder across the country have since been made with hundreds charged and jailed for their crimes.