Ranvir Singh misses ITV Good Morning Britain after backlash to Holocaust report

Ranvir Singh was noticeably absent from Good Morning Britain today, following a backlash over her report on the Holocaust. The 47 year old presenter apologised yesterday for not mentioning Jews when she listed the groups targeted and killed by Nazi Germany.

This mistake occurred during the ITV show's coverage of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Monday and Holocaust Memorial Day. Viewers today tuned in to see Charlotte Hawkins, 49, presenting the news bulletins for the breakfast show.

She shares this role with Ranvir and Kate Garraway on a rotating basis. It is anticipated that Ranvir will return to GMB and Lorraine later this week.

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Good Morning Britain faced criticism over the incident on Monday from the Campaign Against Antisemitism. While naming the victims of the death camps, Ms Singh mentioned several targeted groups, but failed to include those of Jewish faith.

She stated live on air on Good Morning Britain: "Six million people were killed in concentration camps during the Second World War, as well as millions of others because they were Polish, disabled, gay or belonged to another ethnic group."

A spokesman for the Campaign Against Antisemitism described it as "truly beggars belief", labelling it as "dire reporting". They continued: "If this is intended to pay respect to the victims of Holocaust Memorial Day, it has failed abysmally and ignores the true nature of this horrific event."

In an expression of remorse a day after the broadcast, Ms. Singh admitted: "In yesterday's news, when we reported on the memorial events in Auschwitz, we said six million people were killed in the Holocaust but crucially failed to say they were Jewish. That was our mistake, which we apologise for."