Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls interviewed Lorraine Kelly, who expressed strong disapproval regarding Bristol City Council's proposal to remove school crossing patrols as a cost-saving measure. The discussion quickly turned heated as Lorraine passionately argued for the importance of these 'sacred' services, emphasizing both safety and their symbolic value. Meanwhile, Susanna Reid interrupted the program to deliver breaking news that inflation has fallen to 2.5%.
Lorraine Kelly expressed her displeasure while discussing current events on the Wednesday edition of Good Morning Britain. Hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls caught up with Lorraine, aged 65, to preview the day's program on her own ITV show. However, the conversation quickly shifted to the day's headlines, and one particular story left Lorraine visibly agitated.
She exclaimed, 'Don't get me started!' The topic in question was the revelation that Bristol might eliminate its school crossing patrols citywide as part of cost-cutting measures by the council. Bristol City Council has proposed to 'remove funding' for school crossing patrols beginning in April as part of their annual budget. The discontinuation of lollipop services could potentially save £314,000 annually, according to reports from the Daily Record. Susanna playfully remarked that Lorraine was 'up in arms' about the matter, prompting Lorraine to respond, 'Lollipop people, what's going on?' She passionately continued, 'For goodness sake, I understand we all need to make cutbacks, but some things are just sacred in this country, and that includes our lollipop people. It's not just about safety; it's simply wrong! I adore being helped across the street by a lollipop lady or man, they should be here to stay!' Ed then chimed in, highlighting, 'It's supposed to be for children?' Lorraine retorted, 'I know that Ed, I know, but I'm young at heart!' Ed playfully prodded further, asking for her stance on potholes, to which Lorraine responded, 'Potholes are outrageous, honestly, don't get me started! You do not want to get me started!' Ed Balls joked, 'I just got you started!' in response to Lorraine's comment: 'You know which buttons to press! But stop this with the lollipop people.' Meanwhile, during Good Morning Britain, Susanna Reid interrupted the Wednesday program to deliver 'breaking news'. In the latest edition of the morning show, 54-year-old Susanna and her co-host Ed broke the news that inflation has fallen to 2.5%. Susanna stated, 'So our breaking news this morning is on the economy and the rate at which prices are rising, official figures released in the last few minutes show that the inflation rate fell to 2.5% in December, down from 2.6% in November. So that is better news than city analysts had expected.' To this, 57-year-old Ed remarked, 'It comes at a time when the pound has plummeted and the cost of government borrowing has soared.
LORRAINE KELLY GOOD MORNING BRITAIN BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL SCHOOL CROSSING PATROLS INFLATION COST-CUTTING ECONOMY BREAKING NEWS
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