Sky News' Trevor Phillips leaves Labour minister squirming 'Not helpful!'

presenter Trevor Phillips clashed with MP Pat McFadden live on-air as things quickly escalated. Trevor was keen to get the Minister for Intergovernmental Relations' opinion on the UK potentially joining the 's youth mobility scheme after Brexit - but it didn't go smoothly.

Trevor quizzed the politician: "I want to move on - just very quickly, is a youth mobility scheme, whatever you call it, the opportunity for young people to come and go here and the EU, is that part of the conversation that's going on with the EU?" McFadden responded: "Look, there'll be all sorts of speculation, 'Is this part of the conversation, is that part of the conversation'-" but he was cut off by Phillips, who interrupted: "I'm not speculating, I'm just asking if it's there or not!"

The MP would only say: "Look, let's see what's agreed at the end of the day. I don't think it's helpful for me or other ministers to negotiate by interview. My colleague Nick Thomas-Symonds who's been a very good job on this and I'm sure that he will pursue an agreement that's in the country's best interest. Top of the agenda is less bureaucracy and less cost for our businesses in exporting fantastic British food and drink."

Slightly gobsmacked, Trevor answered: "That- this is a very interesting response, Mr McFadden, we haven't got time for me to play you the clip but a few months ago your colleague said 'No, we're not interested in the youth mobility scheme'. You seem to be saying it could happen."

McFadden would only reiterate: "Look, we said some things in our manifesto about not rerunning the Brexit debate, we stick by them, there won't be a return to the kind of free movement before we left the EU, we're not going to rejoin the single market and the customs union.

"Those things remain, we think we can get a better deal for the country than Boris Johnson's deal, it's left to us to improve it and that's what we're trying to do."

He also argued regarding Trump's trade tariff war: "I don't agree that it's some fundamental choice between that where we have to pick one trading partner rather than another. I think that's to misunderstand the nature of the UK economy and I don't think it would be in our interests to put all our eggs in one basket.

"We've got to be open to trading with all parts of the world, that is what's in our interests and that is the goal the UK government will pursue."