Good Morning Britain Barely Settled In — Then Came a Sentence That Shifted the Room and a Story That Wasn’t Supposed to Break That Early
The lights were still warming. The hosts hadn’t even finished their first lines. Then came a phrase that cracked the tone — not loud, but sharp. What followed wasn’t just unexpected… it was the kind of moment that makes you wonder who knew, and who didn’t
ITV’s Good Morning Breakfast announced some breaking news on this morning’s show (September 30).
Sean Fletcher joined Ed Balls and Susanna Reid in the studio after the pair had finished speaking with correspondent, Louisa James, who is currently at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
Susanna said: “I have a feeling that Sean does not have good news as the Labour Party Prime Minister prepares his speech this afternoon.”
He replied: “Yeah, good morning, breaking news to start with, in the last few minutes, the Office for National Statistics has released the latest official figures, and it’s not good news for the chancellor, who had promised to make growing the economy her main target.
“The latest GDP growth figures confirm that the country’s economy is instead slowing down, with the rate of growth easing from 0.7% to only 0.3% from April to June.”
The ‘not good’ news comes as Sir Keir Starmer prepared to give a speech to the conference this afternoon, where it is expected he will pledge a new NHS Online service.
In his speech, the Prime Minister is expected to tell the MPs and party activists that by 2027, an App with hospital specialists will allow people to book video consultations.
However, there are some people who have expressed concerned over the new proposed system as Susanna higlighted in the show.
Telling viewers that the show would be featuring Health Secretary Wes Streeting later on, she revealed there were two main questions that people had been getting in touch with over the video consultations, WalesOnline reported.
She said: “Firstly, how do you see a hospital consultant online if you don’t have access to online? So, particularly for elderly patients.
“I mean, how much is this all going to cost, and how will it speed things up? How long will we have to wait to see a hospital consultant online?
“When you see them, how do they diagnose your particular problem when you’re just online? Don’t you need to see someone face-to-face?”
It wasn’t long before people on X shared their thoughts on the proposed video consultations, with many less than impressed.
One person commented: “How can a doctor examine you by video? If they can make time to video call you they can make time to see you in person.”
Another wrote: “Not all citizens have equal access to technology or digital literacy, raising concerns about digital exclusion..” Whilst someone else shared: “More of the elderly left out then…”