BBC Breakfast guest forced to apologise after awkward blunder live on air
BBC Breakfast was interrupted on Tuesday morning as one guest suffered serious technical issues live on air
A BBC Breakfast guest issued an apology live on air after an awkward blunder occurred on Tuesday's (June 17) show. During today's edition of the hit breakfast show, presenters Sally Nugent and Jon Kay were on the red sofa as usual to deliver the morning news to the nation from across the UK and around the world.
The pair were joined in the studio by Scots weather presenter Carol Kirkwood and John Watson presenting the sports segment. The programme then shifted to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's finalised trade deal with US President Donald Trump.
The deal aims to reduce tariffs on British goods, focusing mostly on the car industry, the Express reports. This comes following the announcement of the British Government's £500 million package that will see British Steel supply tracks to the Network Rail in a move which is hoped can help safeguard the short-term future of the Scunthorpe steelworks.
Sally then spoke to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander who was appearing live from a power plant in Scunthorpe to speak about the new deal. Heidi said: "This is a critically important deal between Network Rail and British Steel. It will ensure that between 337,000 tonnes of steel are delivered by British Steel to Network Rail over the next five years."
However, the interview did not go as plain sailing as it the BBC had hoped it would. The Transport Secretary had issues with her earpiece and could be seen adjusting it continuously. She was also unable to hear any of the questions Sally was asking.
Heidi quickly issued an apology: "I must apologise, Sally, I've got a dreadful repetition on the earpiece here, and so I'm really struggling to hear the questions, but I'll do my best for you."
The sound of loud noises from the power plant almost drowned out Heidi's words so Sally quickly replied: "Right, I wondered what was going on. I appreciate it's also probably very noisy where you are this morning."
The news host then assured the politician that producers would try and get in contact with her later on in the day to continue the interview.
Elsewhere on today's show, Sally and Jon updated viewers on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, as well as the government's review into grooming gangs.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Herald Scotland
18 minutes ago
- The Herald Scotland
Why FM is suddenly talking about Scottish independence?
At no point did he mention independence. The SNP's founding goal was not noted once in his speech nor in the 46-page accompanying document. Instead, there were announcements on scrapping peak rail fares, on creating 100,000 more GP appointments and the lifting of the blanket ban on rail passengers drinking alcohol while travelling. READ MORE: John Swinney looks to the past as he plans for the future Future SNP leader is obvious - and it's not Forbes or Flynn SNP ministers to unveil £1 billion crackdown on public sector 'waste' John Swinney has discussed indyref2 with PM, says senior SNP minister What's behind the Scottish Government drive to cut public sector 'waste'? But what was also telling was that the lack of any talk around independence did not even merit any news coverage. That's because of the implicit acceptance by the SNP, by opposition parties and by the media that independence was now "off the radar", as Nicola Sturgeon pointed out in January. Nobody was actually expecting the SNP's fourth First Minister to say anything about independence. Now there are strong reasons why he didn't mention it. First, Mr Swinney's SNP has not got a majority in Holyrood with his minority government requiring the support of opposition parties to get his legislation passed. Earlier this year the SNP - perhaps wary of giving the Greens too much influence following the collapse of the Bute House Agreement last year - struck an agreement with the Lib Dems (as well as the Greens) to support the Budget. But Alex Cole-Hamilton's price for his party's support was that Mr Swinney's government's must not spend a "penny" promoting independence nor that the government spend time debating the issue in Holyrood. The second reason why Mr Swinney left out independence from his programme for government is likely grounded in what pollin suggests are voters' priorities - namely, cutting NHS waiting times, improving living standards and tackling the cost of living through growing the economy and improving education. YouGov research in March put independence much lower down the list of priorities for Scots with just 14% saying it should be a top priority for the Scottish Government. However, what may explain why Mr Swinney about turn - giving a big speech today making the case for independence - is a pressing need to motivate SNP supporters. The same YouGov polling in March found that independence is a high priority for this group of voters ranking third as their policy priority (behind health and education). The SNP's defeat in the Hamilton, Larkhall, Stonehouse by-election, losing the seat to Labour, saw the party's support drop there from 46% in the 2021 election to 29% on June 5. It is certainly a wake-up call to the party - and of course Mr Swinney - showing it that the SNP needs to regain the support of a large number of former voters, some of whom may have stayed at home or voted for other parties two weeks ago. The SNP's hope is of course that ramping up the independence message ahead of the next Holyrood election will persuade disgruntled SNP voters to back them to win again. The First Minister will be hoping for the same outcome - and that another win will secure his own position for the next parliamentary term amid rumblings of discontent in his party. We'll find out whether the strategy works when Scotland heads to the polls in less than a year.
Reuters
19 minutes ago
- Reuters
Rolls-Royce says 'even more true' it wants to enter narrowbody market
LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Rolls-Royce (RR.L), opens new tab CEO Tufan Erginbilgic said on Tuesday it was "even more true" that the British jet engine maker would like to enter the narrowbody plane market, preferably through a partnership. Speaking at the Paris Airshow, Erginbilgic said Rolls-Royce was talking to multiple potential partners, while adding it does not see a new narrowbody aircraft before 2035. He said the opportunity in the narrowbody, or single-aisle, plane market could be the first use of the company's UltraFan technology, adding that it could invest another 3 billion pounds ($4.1 billion) in the UltraFan programme. ($1 = 0.7377 pounds)
Western Telegraph
30 minutes ago
- Western Telegraph
Angela Rayner chairs first Cabinet meeting
When the Prime Minister is unable to attend, the next most senior minister chairs the meeting under conventions set out in the Cabinet manual. A Downing Street spokesman said the Government was 'getting on with the job' while Sir Keir is away. He said: 'The whole Cabinet is focused on delivering for working people, and as the Prime Minister is at the G7, focused on exactly that, the Cabinet are doing the same within the UK.' Ms Rayner chaired the meeting while Sir Keir Starmer is at the G7 summit (Yui Mok/PA) The Prime Minister is 'always in charge' and kept updated and the focus of the G7 to urge de-escalation in the Middle East was reflected in the Cabinet meeting, he said. Ms Rayner opened the meeting by saying her thoughts were with all those who lost loved ones in the Air India plane crash last week and reflected on a 'very moving' memorial service at the Indian High Commission on Monday. She the report into grooming gangs published yesterday made for 'difficult reading for all' and that the sexual exploitation of children was 'truly heinous'. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said we cannot afford more 'wasted years' as she spoke about the response to Baroness Casey's report and the new statutory inquiry being launched. Foreign Secretary David Lammy gave updates on developments in the Middle East amid the intensifying conflict between Iran and Israel and efforts to support British nationals in the region.
