Lorraine replaced and This Morning taken off air in schedule shake-up

Cat and Ben on This Morning
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The usual line-up will see a significant change tomorrow morning to make way for a full day of Election results coverage.

Good Morning Britain will be extended by 25 minutes, running until 9.25am. Co-star Ed Balls will join Susanna Reid for this special edition of the show.

They will also be accompanied by Kevin Maguire, journalist Andrew Pierce, Labour stalwarts Harriet Harman and Gordon Brown, and Boris Johnson's former communications guru Guto Harri. Julie Etchingham will later helm a special show and spearhead the political segment as the results from the ballot boxes start to come in, reports the Mirror.

She will be supported by a team of ITV political correspondents stationed in Westminster and Downing Street to share their insights. As a result, This Morning and Lorraine will not be broadcast.

"The studio will host the best, brightest, most outspoken and listened to political policymakers and commentators in the country," an ITV spokesperson informed The Sun.

"This includes leading political punditry duo Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire, former PM Boris Johnson's communications chief Guto Harri, Labour veteran Harriet Harman, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng and newly ennobled Labour peer Ayesha Hazarika.

"They will all join as guests as the show continues to cover up-to-the-minute election news and insights through to 9.25am."

"ITV will remain on air from 9.25am with Julie Etchingham leading the coverage.," the spokesperson added.

"Will Rishi Sunak stay in Number 10 or will Keir Starmer arrive for the first time? Who will be moving into ministerial offices? Dramatic political questions are likely to be answered during the live coverage on Day 2."

Meanwhile, the Beeb will also see a revamp to its typical Friday line-up to pave the way for general election results.

Kicking off today at 9:55 pm, the BBC's transmission will roll on until 4:30 pm on Friday, before creating room for the Wimbledon latest.

The media house has also ratified the termination of some of its daytime favourites - Animal Park, Bargain Hunt, and Escape To The Country, all plucked from the schedule.