Richard Madeley addresses problem on GMB
Richard Madeley was forced to bring Good Morning Britain to an abrupt halt on Thursday due to a sound malfunction.
While Richard and his co-presenter Ranvir Singh were in conversation with Miranda star Sally Phillips regarding the dire situation in schools, they encountered a technical hiccup.
As the GMB anchor attempted to switch over to guest Daniel Kebede through a video call, a sound issue arose, prompting him to stop and offer an apology.
"I am terribly sorry to interrupt you," Richard interjected as Daniel began to talk. "We have got a problem on our line, we are getting a lot of interference and we can't really hear what you are saying."
"We are going to try and fix that problem and come back to you," reports the Mirror.
In the meantime, the pair continued their discussion with Sally as efforts were made to rectify the tech glitch.
Following their studio chat with Sally, Ranvir and Richard once again turned to Daniel from the National Education Union, who shed light on the necessary steps to address the educational crisis.
Richard initiated the conversation: "What needs to be done? How can we fix this?"
"There needs to be urgent investment, there has not been enough investment in schools, they are in crisis," Daniel responded.
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"The last education secretary recognised that and that is absolutely what our young people need."
"You couldn't have put it more succinctly, thank you very much for that," Richard concluded.
In other news, Sally highlighted the troubling fact that over half of the children with special educational needs are absent from school due to unmet requirements.
Speaking to the show's hosts, she exclaimed: "The system isn't working for anyone. It certainly doesn't work for the children, it doesn't work for teachers, it just doesn't work for anyone."
"A recent report suggests that 40 percent of parent carers have considered suicide and yet the...."
Richard responded with surprise, saying: "What? " To which Sally reiterated: "Yes, 40 percent."
She continued, noting that the system is "underfunded" before detailing: "I have three kids who are all neurodiverse and have different needs."
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.
