BBC Breakfast halted as Naga Munchetty delivers 'breaking news'

BBC Breakfast was taken disconnected aerial connected Friday arsenic Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt announced the breaking quality that Transport Secretary Louise Haigh had resigned

BBC Breakfast was abruptly interrupted connected Friday greeting arsenic Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt delivered immoderate breaking news.

As a breaking quality banner flashed connected the surface down the hosts, Naga informed viewers: "The clip present is 14 minutes past six, you would person heard earlier that Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted that she did plead blameworthy aft incorrectly telling constabulary that a enactment mobile telephone was stolen successful 2013."

Delivering the latest update, Naga continued: "We've conscionable heard present from our main governmental analogous that the transport secretary, Louise Hague, has tended her resignation."

Charlie chimed in: "Yes, this goes backmost to a communicative so we were conscionable explaining a infinitesimal ago.

"It's understood the incidental that was referred to was disclosed successful afloat erstwhile she joined the Shadow Cabinet 4 years ago," reports Express.

He added: "So it was known wrong the Labour Party and wrong the furniture itself, the Shadow Cabinet then, of course.

"But the quality we're getting this morning, that's conscionable virtually successful the past fewer moments, is that Louise Haigh, who is the transport secretary, has resigned."

Naga mentioned that Louise had lone been successful the relation for 4 and a fractional months earlier explaining to viewers: "She had antecedently stated that the substance was a genuine mistake, from which she did not profit, and she did accidental that magistrates gave her the lowest imaginable outcome.

"But conscionable to reiterate, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned."

Charlie remarked: "Yeah, much connected that, of course, passim the programme this greeting with our governmental correspondent."

A specified 10 minutes later, hosts Charlie and Naga revisited the unfolding story.

The BBC Breakfast anchor described the situation: "She said she is wholly committed to our governmental task but believes it volition beryllium champion served 'by my supporting you extracurricular of government'."

Delving a spot deeper into the context, helium noted: "Just to springiness a small inheritance to that, we cognize that she has admitted she pleaded blameworthy aft she incorrectly told constabulary that a enactment mobile telephone was stolen. This incidental happened successful 2013."

BBC Breakfast airs regular astatine 6am connected BBC One.