If you haven’t yet been stopped in the street by a reporter and asked for your opinion on Brexit, please don’t worry. We now have six additional months to find you. And we will.
So, the inhabitants of the Westminster village who were joking last night about the PM “only” doing a round of “soft” BBC local radio interviews are now saying what a clever, rigorous and informed team of journalists we have in stations across the country. Yup.
Enjoying some extra sleep and long-planned annual leave with the family, so no need to set my alarm clock tomorrow morning. Back on the red sofa with my BBC Breakfast family in Salford in two weeks’ time ⏰
🚨RESHUFFLE LATEST🚨 So delighted to share this news and join the outstanding
@BBCBreakfast
team full time. An absolute honour to front the UK’s number one morning show with my mates
@sallynugent
@TVNaga01
and Charlie (and his new cat!)
We are delighted to announce two new appointments:
⭐️Jon Kay is appointed
@BBCBreakfast
presenter
⭐️Victoria Derbyshire is appointed
@BBCNewsnight
presenter
Read more:
Was bursting to say something out loud this morning but she swore me to secrecy! So pleased
@sallynugent
has been confirmed as a permanent host on
@BBCBreakfast
. A great journo, she’s clever, funny, warm and a real team-player.
Just met a lady in Bristol (not Brenda this time) who told me: “Liz Truss didn’t even have time to organise her knicker drawer in Downing Street” You can use that at Ten
@ChrisMasonBBC
Hairy Biker Dave Myers was a lovely chap. I interviewed him a few times on
#BBCBreakfast
Always positive. Always kind. Always stayed for a little chat with the crew after the cameras had stopped rolling. A very sad day.
#ripdavemyers
#HairyBikers
So very sad to hear this news. Bill was an absolute gent - respected and loved by everyone at
#BBCBreakfast
over many many years. Thinking of his lovely family.
Nice to catch up with my old friend Larry
@Number10cat
after interviewing the PM. If Larry is anything to go by, Downing Street seems a little calmer these days…
#BBCBreakfast
Aaaagh! Finally got me 🦠Gutted not to be able to start the new job officially
@BBCBreakfast
on Monday. I guess working from home isn’t really an option
@BBCFrediani
? 🤦🏻♂️
That was my last
@BBCBreakfast
shift with
@louiseminchin
before she leaves the sofa next week. It’s always been a pleasure to work with such a lovely and generous pro. Thankyou Lou - and enjoy the lie-ins. (Studio photo-bombers
@Brijeshp
and
@ColleyPhoto
are not leaving!)
Loving the
#Neighbours
nostalgia on
@BBCBreakfast
This is me backpacking in Melbourne 25 years ago and bumping into the *actual* Kennedys filming on the *actual* Ramsay Street! 😂
Memories of our dear friend and colleague George Alagiah on
@BBCNews
at Six. An honour to report on today’s memorial service. Beautiful tributes from those who knew him best - including his sisters, sons,
@sophieraworth
, Allan Little and music from
@BBCSteveR
Look at these two!! We are all so very happy for this wonderful couple. Just the loveliest way to end 2023. Forecast: ☀️😀☀️😀☀️😀☀️😀
@BBCBreakfast
#bbcbreakfast
BBC Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood announces marriage
We all loved George. The most brilliant of journalists, the warmest of broadcasters and the kindest of colleagues. Sending love to his family and many many friends.
#GeorgeAlagiah
We all knew this day was coming - but it doesn’t make the news any easier to hear. We’ll reflect on the life and legacy of the wonderful
@bowelbabe
on
#BBCBreakfast
tomorrow morning. Love to Deborah’s friends and family.
Cancer campaigner and podcast host Dame Deborah James has died.
She was 40.
In a statement her family said ‘she was an inspiration and we are proud of her’.
More at and on
#BBCBreakfast
Today - sitting on a train - I noticed somebody on their phone who was watching a video of me talking to a cat. This is a strange job sometimes..
#Larry
#BBCBreakfast
An absolute honour. Thankyou so much, boss. And
@sallynugent
is the most wonderful friend and colleague to sit with on the sofa. Get the coffees in! ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
I’m delighted Jon Kay is joining the
#BBCBreakfast
team.
A brilliant, authoritative, experienced broadcaster who is already well liked by millions of viewers watching the UK’s No.1 rated morning show.
Jon and Sally will be the perfect way to start your week, every week.
THREAD: Before I sit down on the
#BBCBreakfast
sofa full-time, I want to thank the colleagues I’ve worked with during many years of standing up. I’ve loved being a news correspondent. I’ll miss my team like mad. Sorry if this is a bit gushing but…RELEASE THE GUSH!
Our last programme together before Christmas. What a year it’s been! Thanks so much for joining
@sallynugent
and me at the start of the week. The
#BBCBreakfast
team is here for you EVERY day over the holidays. Have a wonderful time 🎄🎊🎁
For those who are asking, I’m leaving poor
#Brenda
alone! She’s made it very clear that she’s retired from political punditry and is concentrating on her pot plants instead. Fellow journos need to find
#anotherone
An absolute privilege to present
#BBCBreakfast
with
@sallynugent
and the whole team this morning. Thankyou for joining us. Full coverage continues across the BBC.
Well, Larry
@Number10cat
might have blanked me last week but Milly the police sniffer dog was happy to say hello 🙂(PS Her handler said I could stroke her 🐾)
While the new Prime Minister was visiting the King, I was granted an audience with the
#QueenOfBBCBreakfast
👑 Lovely to catch up with
@carolkirkwood
We’re so lucky to have her on the programme. Now…back to Salford.
It’s a beautiful, calm evening in Central London ahead of tomorrow’s State Funeral.
@sallynugent
and I will bring you a special edition of
#BBCBreakfast
from Westminster Abbey. All the information you need as we reflect on the life of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
This will be unmissable. Watch
@BBCBreakfast
live tmw as
@captaintommoore
completes his 100th lap. By then he *may* have raised an incredible 💥£10M💥 for NHS charities 🤞🤞🤞🤞
Farewell
@mrdanwalker
. You’ve been brilliant on
@BBCBreakfast
- especially guiding us all through those early lockdown days with such kind, calm and reassuring authority. A real gent. The whole team will miss you. Good luck, sir!
Just had some lovely news. Tasneem - the little girl I interviewed in 2012 in a tower-block overlooking the London Olympic stadium - has *aced* her A-Levels and is now applying to Cambridge Uni. I chatted to her again last month on
#BBCBreakfast
. She's a total star. 👏👏👏
Huge response from
#BBCBreakfast
viewers this morning to
@NinaWarhurst
’s report about how her family has dealt with her dad Chris’s
#dementia
. It’s an issue affecting so many families. We are keen to hear your experiences over the next few weeks. Please get in touch.
Of course I didn’t forget!! The happiest of Happy Birthdays to our ray of sunshine
@carolkirkwood
- who is every bit as wonderful as she appears on
#BBCBreakfast
- we are so lucky to have her 🌞🌈⭐️
Nine victims of the Post Office scandal. Nine lives ruined. Nine people determined to clear their names and get compensation. Thank you all for joining us and sharing your stories live on
#BBCBreakfast
I can confirm that, on this first anniversary of her TV appearance, Brenda is repotting plants and avoiding cameras. When I told her
#BrendaDay
was trending she said: You’re all mad!
"It's hard to get your head around" This live report was 3 years ago tonight. The PM had just announced the first lockdown and we were explaining the new restrictions. I'll never forget how strange it felt to be saying these words - and the empty streets as we then headed home.
Thanks for your company and nice messages this week. Always a pleasure to work with the outstanding team
@BBCBreakfast
Take care. Stay well. And hope you all manage to have a Happy Christmas
We first got to know D-Day veteran Harry Billinge when he sat on the
@BBCBreakfast
sofa in Normandy. This morning we’ve brought the sofa to his beloved
#Cornwall
as Harry is laid to rest. His friends and family will share their memories.
#ripHarry
“It’s all about friendship” - the remarkable
@Rob7Burrow
Lindsey Burrow and Kevin Sinfield. What a team. Here - together - on the
#BBCBreakfast
sofa for the very first time. And another epic challenge for Kev: 7 in 7 in 7 🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️ Wow
@SarahCam3
The Boy in The Tent….
Max Woosey, you are a total star…
It’s been a privilege to follow your story over the last few years.
@TheBoyInTheTent
A quick thread… 1/
It’s a big week for the
#BBCBreakfast
team. From now on, the programme will be 15 minutes longer Mon-Fri. Then at 0930 our friends and neighbours
@BBCMorningLive
take over - and their show has been extended, too! The UK’s two biggest morning shows just got BIGGER! ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
The worst eight areas in England for Covid rates at the moment are all in the South West…
And the region most-affected by those thousands of incorrect PCR test results over the last month was… Yup.
'There'll never be another Parky'
Former cricket umpire Dickie Bird spoke to Naga & Charlie on
#BBCBreakfast
about his great friend Sir Michael Parkinson who has died, aged 88
Look who is back on Monday on
#BBCBreakfast
❤️
@carolkirkwood
returns with your latest weather - and we may ask about what she got up to at Christmas 💍 🎉🌟
Fifteen years ago, I first worked alongside a brilliant young reporter called
@ChrisMasonBBC
. If you’d told me back then that he would end up as BBC Political Editor, I would 100% have believed you. He was born for this role and will be superb.
Thanks to Breakfast TV legend
@nickowentv
for joining us on the
#BBCBreakfast
sofa and sharing his prostate cancer story so openly. He’s encouraging all men over 50 to get checked. Good to see him looking well. All the best Nick.
It’s always a privilege to present
#BBCBreakfast
. But never more than this morning. Sixty wrongly-accused sub-postmasters and their families joined us in the village hall where their fight for justice began. Thank you all for trusting us with your stories.
#PostOfficeScandal
How lovely was that?! Six-year-old wildlife expert Aneeshwar is surprised to meet his TV hero
@SteveBackshall
live on
@BBCBreakfast
😄😄😄🐋🐢🐍🦎🦐🐠🦈🐆🐘🐪🦧🐫🦣🐅🐳🦚🐝
Giving us all the biggest smile to start the week. So delighted for our
@carolkirkwood
😀
@sallynugent
has gone shopping for a hat… Carol Kirkwood: BBC weather presenter reveals engagement live on air
Does anyone know where the original BBC
#BreakfastTime
red leather sofa is? Apparently it was auctioned for Children In Need in the 1980s. I’d love to track it down for our 40th birthday
@BBCBreakfast
this month. You can email bbcbreakfast
@bbc
.co.uk
The dignity of this family is simply extraordinary. Their story utterly heartbreaking. They told me they wanted to speak to
#BBCBreakfast
on behalf of Grace. Everything they do is for her. They have set up a foundation in her name