By Georgia Burns,Tianna Corbin
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On the most recent episode of Good Morning Britain, presenter Sean Fletcher delivered breaking news to ITV viewers during Tuesday’s broadcast.
After hosts Ed Balls and Susanna Reid wrapped up their conversation with correspondent Louisa James on the show, which recently featured one star speaking out on ITV cuts, the pair handed over to Sean.
Starting the breaking news segment, Susanna remarked: “I have a feeling that Sean does not have good news as the Labour Party Prime Minister prepares his speech this afternoon.”
To which Sean responded: “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.”
He went on to explain: “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.”
This update comes just before Sir Keir Starmer’s speech at the conference this afternoon, where he is expected to announce the plans for a new NHS Online service.
During his address, the Prime Minister is set to tell MPs and party members that by 2027, an app featuring hospital specialists will allow patients to book video consultations.
However, some individuals who have expressed their concerns about the new proposed online system, as Susanna highlighted during the segment, the Mirror reports.
Susanna and Ed announced that Health Secretary Wes Streeting would be joining the show later, while pointing out two key concerns viewers had shared regarding the proposed video consultations.
The GMB host questioned: “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?
She continued: “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 didn’t take long for viewers to head to social media to share their thoughts on the proposed video consultations, with many voicing their disapproval.
Taking to X, formally known as Twitter, one viewer remarked: “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.”
As a second viewer pointed out: “Not all citizens have equal access to technology or digital literacy, raising concerns about digital exclusion..”
While a third shared: “More of the elderly left out then..”
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