Kate Garraway clashed with policing minister Kit Malthouse today as she questioned the declining trust in the police force following Sarah Everard's murder.
Police officer Wayne Couzens was sentenced to a whole-life term after he pleaded guilty to the kidnap, rape and murder of the 33-year-old in July this year.
Many are also calling for a fundamental reform of the police and criminal justice system after it was revealed a further 80 women have died at the hands of men since her brutal murder.
Questions have also been asked as to why the vetting process for Couzens failed and why the police turned a blind eye to two incidents of indecent exposure by him.
Tory MP Malthouse appeared on GMB to address questions from hosts Kate and Ben Shephard.
She quizzed him: "How many other situations are going unvetted? We know that a huge number of allegations have again been put against serving police officers - 750 - of sexual misconduct. Very few of them led to charges.
"Now, that might very well mean that some of the others were unfounded - we don't know the detail of that. But it's not confidence-inducing. And the practical reality that if someone is nervous - which they will be over the next week at least - calling 999 to call another police officer to take time away from that police officer going to sort out another problem. That is the solution to that problem today from the policing minister?!"
He replied: "These are instructions issued from the police themselves, guidance those in doubt about the validity of a plain clothes police officer in those circumstances. And unfortunately that is the profoundly difficult situation that the Metropolitan Police have found themselves in because of the action of this man.
"Look, there are lots of things that we can and should do and we have been looking at vetting over the last few years to make sure that it's as tight as possible."
Kate later interjected, asking whether someone is suspended from duty or whether they're still out serving as a police officer while a number of allegations against them are being investigated.
Malthouse replied: "Allegations are made every day against police officers - they're in naturally confrontational situation. What we have is a system where the public can go to the force and require action to be taken or an investigation and if they're dissatisfied with that they can be referred to an independent body - the Independent Office for Police Complaints - who will look at it independently and investigate.
"Now, in some circumstances, suspension is warranted and that happens in a number of cases. In others, not. It depends on the nature of their complaint. But what we need to do is make sure that the public have confidence-"
Kate interrupted: "Yes, but that's part of the problem! Where you make confidence by having it in practice. For instance, if there was - no, no!"
The pair began to talk over one another, with Malthouse speaking over Kate to say that good police officers relied on the system working correctly as well.
*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV
