During Wednesday’s episode of Good Morning Britain, Charlotte Hawkins interrupted the programme to deliver some breaking news.
She stated: “Marverine is here now with the rest of the day’s news, including news a few moments ago of an inflation increase.”
The broadcast then switched to correspondent Marverine Cole, who elaborated on the situation. She added: “Absolutely, Charlotte, thank you very much. Yes, in the last few moments this breaking news. Official figures have been released that show inflation rose to three per cent.
“That’s a rise of half a per cent, much more than economists had expected. That’s bad news for Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who promised to keep inflation as low as possible to help working people.”
This wasn’t the only breaking news announcement made on the show this week.
On Tuesday, Charlotte began the episode by announcing potential peace talks concerning the ongoing war in Ukraine, reports the Manchester Evening News.
She said: “We start with breaking news this morning. Within the next few minutes, peace talks are set to begin in Saudi Arabia that could determine the fate of Ukraine and the future of Europe.
“Representatives from the United States and Russia will come face to face to negotiate a ceasefire deal.”
Following this, US President Donald Trump shared his views on the situation, suggesting that Ukraine itself was responsible for Russia’s invasion of their country.
Delving deeper into the discussion, Marverine shared more about former US President Donald Trump’s take on the Ukraine situation.
She explained: “He (Donald Trump) has said that Ukraine, in his words, should never have started it. He also said they should have struck a peace deal years ago.”
Before handing over to ITV’s Richard Gaisford, he explained that Ukrainians had feared Donald Trump would side with Vladimir Putin.
He said: “He’s (Donald Trump) certainly taking the Russian position on board and appears to be rewriting history. America is the single biggest donor to Ukraine, ready, it seems, to cut its ties. That means European leaders now have to put up or shut up.”
Good Morning Britain continues weekdays on ITV from 6am.