ITV Good Morning Britain in major shake-up as Susanna Reid announces exit

Susanna Reid has announced she’s taking a period of absence from Good Morning Britain and will be replaced on screens for the next two weeks during the half-term holidays

Susanna will be away from Good Morning Britain for two weeks (

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Good Morning Britain is set for a major shake-up as Susanna Reid announced her departure on Wednesday show.

The news anchor who is a regular presenter on the ITV breakfast programme often sits alongside the likes of Richard Madeley and Ben Shephard. However, for the next two weeks, the line-up will be very different as Reid takes some time away from the panel.

During the latest edition of the show, Susanna who was joined by Madeley made the unexpected announcement. While fellow ITV broadcaster Lorraine Kelly was previewing her upcoming show, the pair discussed Susanna’s upcoming absence.

It’s believed that Reid, 52, will be taking the time off to spend with her family and children when they are off school for half-term.

Susanna Reid has announced her imminent departure from Good Morning Britain (

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Following her interaction with Lorraine, Susanna commented: “I am back in two weeks,” as Kelly replied: “We will miss you. Have a great time, Susanna.” Susanna’s co-anchor Richard said: “Have a lovely time off,” as the show came to an end.

Her announcement comes hours after Richard Madely apologised for comments which he made during Tuesday’s episode of the programme. Viewers called out the presenter following a discussion on the show with an MP. Richard and Susanna were joined on the show by Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West & Abingdon, as she discussed her relatives being stuck in Gaza.

However, one question Richard asked her left her open-mouthed, as he asked whether she knew of what was going to happen in Gaza before it did. The moment left viewers appalled and taking to social media to call him out, with many calling for me to leave the show. The statement read: “Richard is sorry that he has upset viewers with his question to Layla Moran. His intention was to understand the mood and atmosphere amongst the civilian population of Gaza immediately before the attacks.

“He asked Layla about her family in Gaza City because she had discussed speaking to them earlier in the interview. He did not mean to imply that she or her family might have had any prior knowledge of the attacks.” The apology comes after his comments to the MP on Tuesday. He said: “With your family connections in Gaza, did you have any indication of what was going to happen ten days ago, two weeks ago? Was there there any word on the street?”, he asked, leaving Ms Moran stunned. “Not this, not this,” she replied, clearly shocked by his questioning, before adding: “Everyone, everyone has been surprised first of all by the timing and sophistication and they way that it’s happened. What I will say is that I’ve been warning, and others have in Parliament as well for a number of years now, that if we don’t find a way…”

She added: “People say ‘go back to the negotiating table’. The fact of the matter is there has not been a table, let alone to go back to a negotiating table for at least ten years. This is a cycle of violence. My worry now is that this is radicalising another generation on all sides. We have to stop this hatred. We have to bring people together and find a way through. Peace is harder than war. It’s harder.”

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV1 and ITVX.

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