Susanna Reid

Reid challenged the PM about the 77-year-old's financial predicament and increasing energy bills on GMB.

The prime minister had said to Reid that there were “plenty of things more that we are doing”, adding: “What we want to do is make sure that we have people who are in particular hardship looked after by their councils, so we are putting much more money into local councils. She has lost weight after reducing herself to one meal a day and shops only in the late afternoons when price-reduced “yellow sticker” items come on sale. The prime minister was challenged by Reid about Elsie’s financial predicament and increasing energy bills on the ITV programme.

Susanna Reid has said 77-year-old Elsie was “disappointed” with Boris Johnson following his response to her situation in an interview with Good Morning ...

He added: “The best answer is to help her abate the cost of energy as we are, but also… He said the Government is “making sure that we take the steps now to invest in our energy supply” to “ensure that we have the supply for the medium and the long term”. The Prime Minister said there are “plenty of things more that we are doing”, adding: “What we want to do is make sure that we have people who are in particular hardship looked after by their councils, so we are putting much more money into local councils.

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid has reflected on her explosive interview with Prime Minister Boris Johnson which took place on the ITV breakfast show ...

And let's see how we can help her’. That's the answer," Reid added. Apart from ‘I was the person who was responsible for the bus pass’ I mean, as if she's supposed to be grateful?!" I mean, it was swift, he left quickly after that."

While Piers Morgan would often grab the headlines, Susanna ensured the story was all about the Prime Minister.

When confronted with Boris Johnson, Susanna was briefed to the nth degree, she didn’t miss a beat as the Prime Minister seemingly became more and more uncomfortable with each question. I haven’t seen Boris Johnson look quite as pained over the last five years as he did when confronted with Susanna, even when faced with his Labour opposition in parliament. I haven’t seen Boris Johnson look quite as pained over the last five years as he did when confronted with Susanna However, when he was faced with Susanna today, it was immediately apparent why chilling in a fridge was clearly a preferable move than being confronted by one of the slickest broadcasters we have. Well, if he is genuinely proud of his handling of the pandemic and his reign as Prime Minister it makes his absence from Good Morning Britain all the more bewildering. Today marked the Prime Minister’s first appearance on the programme since he chose to hide in a fridge over speaking to the presenter and her former co-host Piers Morgan in the lead up to the 2019 general election.

The Prime Minister was left flanneling about free bus travel when real life examples of rising costs were presented to him.

Johnson said he did not want Elsie to cut back on “anything”, before flannelling about how she was able to spend the day on buses free because of him. She’s losing weight. She’s 77-years-old.

Reid is now best known as the host of the popular ITV morning show Good Morning Britain, which she presents every week from Monday to Thursday.

“It’s frustrating – I’m a professional interviewer whose job it is to get the absolute best out of people,” she told Good Housekeeping magazine. She spent half a decade working for the station before getting a job as a reporter on BBC News. Where I think the guest is perfectly able to stand up for themselves, I’ll let that be the case as well. The guests know who’s presenting the programme and so if I feel it’s necessary to say something, I do that. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “I was on television as a child actress at the age of 13 and Adrian Dunbar from Line of Duty kidnapped me,” she recalled to The Guardian in 2016.

Boris Johnson left viewers of ITV's Good Morning Britain in hysterics after asking interviewer Susanna Reid 'who's Lorraine' as she attempted to end their ...

At least Boris gave me a laugh at the end. Lorraine finished it with her signature flawless make-up and wavy hairstyle and Made the Edit Ali gold heels. Alternatively, check the carousel for similar options from Boohoo, PrettyLittleThing and others, starting at £23. I mean he's busy in the morning and wouldn't be watching us. The Prime Minister stressed that he 'inadvertently' misled Parliament over whether lockdown rules were breached in Downing Street, and had apologised since being fined by police. Although he could learn a lot as you know, but that was just so funny,' Lorraine joked.

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly was fuming after a troll called her viewers 'the unemployed and the feckless'. She responded to the troll and called them ...

She even later defended the PM when people tweeted about it. "I suspect Simon hasn't discovered how that works yet." "I work but just have Loraine in background on my computer and listen when not on phone etc! Love it!" people like you Pippa and your target audience. Clearly, the troll had something against Lorraine and responded: "The only people who watch Lorraine are the unemployed and the feckless...

Susanna Reid has said 77-year-old Elsie was “disappointed” with Boris Johnson following his response to her situation in an interview with Good Morning Britain. The Prime Minister was challenged with Elsie's case on the ITV show on Tuesday morning, ...

He added: “The best answer is to help her abate the cost of energy as we are, but also… He said the Government is “making sure that we take the steps now to invest in our energy supply” to “ensure that we have the supply for the medium and the long term”. The Prime Minister said there are “plenty of things more that we are doing”, adding: “What we want to do is make sure that we have people who are in particular hardship looked after by their councils, so we are putting much more money into local councils.

Boris Johnson avoided appearing on Good Morning Britain for almost five years before his interview on Tuesday.

Prime Minister, we have a lot to get through.’ ‘It’s a crucial week as voters prepare to have their say in Thursday’s elections. Viewers praised Susanna for holding Mr Johnson to account and pushing him to answer the questions the public want to know, especially about the growing cost of living crisis.

The 51-year-old presenter hosted the morning news show from Downing Street in preparation for her live interview with Boris Johnson, while Ranvir Singh and ...

Thank you team Susanna and @GMB," while another wrote: "Susanna did a great job interviewing Boris." Another viewer defended the star, writing: "If Boris answered questions correctly Susanna wouldn't have to cut him off," while others praised her interviewing technique: "#GMB Susanna Reid showing others how to conduct an incisive interview. l know Boris Johnson hasn't been interviewed on #GMB for five years," while another added: "Susanna let the man speak.

Boris Johnson was confronted with the example of Elsie by Susanna Reid during a tricky interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain yesterday.

We have the particular payments to help elderly people in particular with the cost of heating.' And right at the end he left viewers in hysterics after admitting he didn't know who Lorraine Kelly is ahead of her programme. What we want to do is make sure we have people who are in particular hardship looked after by their councils, we are putting much more money into local councils. It was brought in in 1973, although he did extend it's use to 24 hours a day when mayor. Wwe have the particular payments to help elderly people in particular with the cost of heating.' Susanna Reid: 'Elsie is a widow and she is a pensioner who lives in a council house.

The Scottish TV star addressed the end of the Prime Minister's interview with Susanna Reid today.

I think he does and he was joking. Lorraine said: "It was very funny. Susanna said: "There is always a moment - I call it the Lorraine moment - and yesterday was the Lorraine moment to end all Lorraine moments, wasn't it?"

Susanna Reid believes Boris Johnson asking 'Who's Lorraine?' was a joke which backfired on him.

Prime Minister, we have a lot to get through.’ ‘It’s a crucial week as voters prepare to have their say in Thursday’s elections. But unfortunately it just backfires on him.’

Susanna Reid offers Boris Johnson alternative response to pensioner who rides bus to stay warm after car-crash GMB interview: 'Is she supposed to be grateful?'.

‘The answer is to say, “That sounds dreadful for Elsie. I’d like to find out more about it. We’ve got this fund over there that can help”. Boris Johnson dodges question about doomed pensioner to praise old bus pass schemehttps://metro.co.uk/video/boris-johnson-dodges-question-doomed-pensioner-praise-old-bus-pass-scheme-2676627/2676627 And you know, if she would let me, I would get in touch with Elsie as Prime Minister and find out exactly what that means. Boris Johnson dodges question about doomed pensioner to praise old bus pass scheme ‘Apart from “I was the person who was responsible for the bus pass”. I mean, as if she’s supposed to be grateful?’

Good Morning Britain presenter grills party leaders on cost of living and 'beergate'

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Keir Starmer complained there was too much focus on Tory 'mudslinging' rather than the cost-of-living crisis as he was grilled on claims about the gathering ...

Julia Mulligan, Conservative former police and crime commissioner for North Yorkshire Police, said: 'There cannot be a double standard in the investigation of Covid restrictions cases across police force areas. She said officers should see whether a fine was appropriate – as had been issued to Boris Johnson and others over a Downing Street event. He added: 'At some point, this was in the evening, everybody's hungry and then that takeaway was ordered. A local source told the newspaper: 'There was a lot of food. It was a late-night delivery the last order of the night. It was a Friday night.' Now, that evening, from memory, we were doing an online event for members because we had this get out the vote thing.' No breach of the rules, no party. So I got my phone and started to film them.' Last night a picture emerged of what may have been his official car (above) in Durham that evening. Asked how many people were with him on the night, and if it was as many as 30, he said: 'I had a team with me. 'We know there's elections coming, we know what the Conservatives are up to.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer appeared on Good Morning Britain and was grilled on the Durham 'beergate' scandal.

It was then delivered to the kitchen of the offices… At the end of the day we’re in the office preparing. Why were you in the office with takeaway food and beer late at night with 30 people?