Good Morning Britain halted for breaking news update in 'concerning' blow to Keir Starmer

Good Morning Britain halted the show for a "concerning" breaking news update on Tuesday - and it was bad news for Sir Keir Starmer. The UK Prime Minister has been loudly advocating for the "biggest overhaul of the water sector in a generation," making promises to "prevent water pollution".

But now GMB has revealed that one of the nation's beauty spots, Lake Windermere, has been hit by high pollution rates. They shared that the results of a two-and-a-half-year examination of water quality in one of the country's most picturesque spots have now been revealed. The comprehensive testing of Lake Windermere has revealed concerns about pollution in England's largest and most famous lake. Reporter Lorna Shaddick explained that hundreds of volunteers collected more than 1,000 samples of water from right across the body of water, including some patches that had never been tested before. "They found levels of harmful bacteria, including E.coli, that fail water quality standards," she shared.

"They are particularly concerned about pollution levels during the summer months, when Windermere is at its busiest, and hot spots right along the shoreline. Campaigners say decisive action is needed if Windermere is to improve and be protected for future generations."

Back in the ITV studio, the presenters shared their thoughts on the matter being a "really concerning" issue for such a popular spot. Adil Ray said he couldn't understand how the lakes are becoming so polluted, as they are "not normally inhabited places and there's not a lot of people there."

He added: "It is really worrying." However, his co-star said that it is "not surprising" after "all that we have heard".

The update comes just weeks after Starmer shared a post on X about tackling water pollution. Back in July, he wrote: "This is the biggest overhaul of the water sector in a generation.

"My government will abolish Ofwat and establish a single powerful regulator to prevent water pollution and protect families from bill hikes. Ending the chaos of the past. Delivering for working people."

In September of last year, the Labour government launched a campaign to "clean up the water sector". At the time they said: "The public have long had enough of the chaos and neglect which has plagued our water sector. That's why we're taking action to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas."

The statement continued: "As an immediate first step to cleaning up our waterways, we've introduced a new bill to strengthen regulation and put water companies under tough special measures.

"This new bill represents the most significant increase in enforcement powers in a decade and will see regulators take tougher and faster action when water companies fall short.

"It will give the water regulator new powers to ban the payment of bonuses if environmental standards are not met and increase accountability for water executives."