Kate Garraway

Kate was scolded by climate secretary Graham Stuart who was quizzed by the host and Ben Shephard about potential blackouts.

"They do do it every winter," Mr Stuart snapped, adding: "Well, that's down to you Kate, rather than them. "And we've had lots of comments from people this morning saying how they remember it as that, too. He added: "The important thing I would suggest to get over to your viewers is they have said it's very unlikely." I only meant it on that specific point." Kate then replied: "Absolutely and I do apologise. However, Mr Stuart hit back: "Kate, you accuse me of being disingenuous - that's a rather strong word." They do, do it every winter and they've said the risks are higher than in previous years but it is still extremely unlikely. But Kate replied: "I mean, I think that's a little bit disingenuous, if I may say. But the lights will stay on this winter unless the gas-fired power plants that produced 43 percent of Britain’s electricity over the last year cannot get enough gas to continue operating. And what they've said is that we have a strong and diverse energy supply, that we are, relative to our neighbours, in a pretty good position, but that the risks are higher this year in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine than they have been in previous years. Th e National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) warned on Thursday, in what it called an “unlikely” scenario, that households and businesses might face planned three-hour outages to ensure that the grid does not collapse. During the hustings [she] absolutely, unequivocally ruled out any need for blackouts, yesterday, didn't rule it out."

With talk that planned three-hour blackouts could be held in parts of the UK this winter in a bid to protect the network, climate minister Graham Stuart was ...

But the lights will stay on this winter unless the gas-fired power plants that produced 43% of Britain’s electricity over the last year cannot get enough gas to continue operating. There have also been major unplanned outages in storms, including in 1987 when over 1.5 million people were left in the dark. I only meant it on that specific point." Mrs Garraway replied: "Absolutely and I do apologise. National Grid's Electricity System Operator’s (ESO) said in the face of a “challenging” winter facing European energy supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they are also planning for what would happen if there were no imports of electricity from Europe and insufficient gas supplies. And likewise, a system which uses the technology we have put in homes - smart meters - so that, again, people, voluntarily, can reduce their use at peak times and thus, give us a little more flex in the system. That's our aim and it's what you'd expect a responsible government to do." The government's boycott lasted 201 days during the first coronavirus lockdown. He said: "That's down to you, Kate, rather than them. Mr Shephard asked Mr Stuart whether people would be paid to switch off during peak times. [GMB](https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/all-about/itv) kept a running total of the number of days it went without speaking to a government minister in 2020 when Piers Morgan was a host on the show. [ITV's GMB](https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/all-about/itv) for questioning over the alarming statement from [National Grid](https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/all-about/energy).

'With Derek, he got very sick very early on in the pandemic and has remained very damaged'

It has been said to me over the years that I do have a touch of Paddington Bear about me and that is because without meaning to he does cause an extraordinary amount of chaos.” The presenter also praised Alison for the support she had given her. A few weeks after this, he returned to hospital to have an operation on his kidneys. She appeared on the programme alongside Alison Hammond. Speaking on her return to ITV's Good Morning Britain, Kate explained: "I dramatically disappeared and haven’t been here for three weeks now … Earlier this year, he was hospitalised after a battle with sepsis.

The Good Morning Britain presenter's husband was placed in a medically induced coma and spent more than a year in hospital after falling ill with the ...

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Kate was speaking on ITV DNA Journey with Alison Hammond last night.

Simply [click here](https://data.reachplc.com/213222873338859) to subscribe and stay up to date with all the latest from across the city and wider West Midlands. Kate thanked Alison, who "texted me every day" to check that she was alright. We need to think broader now." Kate also addressed a rise in Covid cases today on ITV Good Morning Britain with Dr Amir Khan. She said: "2020 was a devastating year. Kate was speaking on ITV DNA Journey with Alison Hammond last night.

Climate minister Graham Stuart was in the studio for an interview.

Simply [click here](https://data.reachplc.com/213222873338859) to subscribe and stay up to date with all the latest from across the city and wider West Midlands. He then asked Garraway to apologise over claims the government had been "disingenuous" about the ESO's blackout plans. That's our aim and it's what you'd expect a responsible government to do." He said: "That's down to you, Kate, rather than them. He was talking to Kate and Ben Shephard. He addressed a statement from National Grid yesterday which says they are prepping for three-hour winter blackouts.

On ITV's DNA Journey, Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway shared that her husband Derek Draper is 'very damaged' amid his ongoing Covid battle.

Picking up the award, Kate had said: ‘It was a hugely brave decision of ITV to commission, they didn’t know what they were making. [won an NTA in 2021](https://metro.co.uk/2021/09/09/ntas-2021-kate-garraway-emotional-as-finding-derek-wins-best-doc-15235329/) after It became ITV’s [most watched factual programme in years](https://metro.co.uk/2021/03/25/kate-garraways-finding-derek-lands-4-5million-viewers-14305192/) fetching an average of 4.5million viewers. [shortlisted for a National Television Award.](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/23/kate-garraway-teary-as-she-reflects-on-derek-draper-documentary-17227721/) [life-threatening sepsis](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/01/kate-garraway-reveals-husband-derek-draper-contracted-sepsis-17101569/)’ and had been placed in intensive care, and in August was [ back in hospital for a ‘serious operation’ on his kidneys.](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/19/kate-garraways-husband-derek-back-in-hospital-for-serious-operation-17215226/) [shows the reality of caring for her husband](https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/22/caring-for-derek-kate-garraway-admits-shes-really-struggling-16153066/) following his battle with Covid-19 and the long-term health issues it left him with. [Good Morning Britain](https://metro.co.uk/tag/good-morning-britain/) presenter [Kate Garraway](https://metro.co.uk/tag/kate-garraway/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK1) heartbreakingly shared that her husband [Derek Draper](https://metro.co.uk/tag/derek-draper/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK2) still remains ‘very damaged’, amid his ongoing health battles.

Kate Garraway has given an update on husband Derek's health battle following him contracting coronavirus in 2020, as she heartbreakingly says that he ...

[Kate Garraway praised by GMB fans for her coverage of Queen's final journey](https://www.ok.co.uk/royal/queen-elizabeth-kate-garraway-gmb-27964457) [Kate Garraway breaks toe after 'whacking foot on table' in intensive care](https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/kate-garraway-broken-toe-hospital-27880821) [Robert Rinder emotional as he praises Kate Garraway on GMB amid Derek's health update](https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/robert-rinder-kate-garraway-derek-27812434) [Peter Andre praises ‘kind and lovely’ friend Kate Garraway amid Derek’s sepsis battle](https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/peter-andre-praises-kind-lovely-27667365) [Get exclusive celebrity stories and shoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter](https://www.ok.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/) “We were on air and Derek had come out of hospital, he’s been going in and out of hospital for a while looking at ways to tackle the damage caused by Covid back in 2020. “So it was really dramatic; brilliant work by the A&E, absolutely extraordinary because when you’ve got sepsis, the big challenge is to find the source of infection quickly and get the right antibiotics and his blood pressure was so low.” “Alison, she was messaging me to say she was thinking of me in that way,” Kate added, discussing their close friendship. [in and out of hospital many times ](https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/breaking-kate-garraway-derek-health-27769910)in the last couple of years, after he contracted a serious case of coronavirus in March 2020. [Good Morning Britain ](https://www.ok.co.uk/latest/good-morning-britain)presenter [Kate Garraway ](https://www.ok.co.uk/latest/kate-garraway)has said that heer husband Derek Draper “remains very damaged” amid his health battles following on from him contracting coronavirus in 2020.