By Tianna Corbin
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During the most recent episode of Good Morning Britain, Sean Fletcher shared some breaking news with ITV viewers on Tuesday’s show. After hosts Ed Balls and Susanna Reid, who recently defended one star on Strictly Come Dancing , had finished speaking to correspondent Louisa James, who is currently at the Labour Conference in Liverpool, the two presenters handed over to Sean. 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.” This news comes ahead of Sir Keir Starmer’s speech this afternoon at the conference, where he is expected to 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. 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…” Good Morning Britain is available to watch on ITVX
