Ranvir Singh halts ITV Good Morning Britain to announce 'breaking news in last few moments'

Ranvir, the former BBC Strictly Come Dancing star, was introduced by regular and main presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley during the 6am to 9am broadcast.

ITV Good Morning Britain has been halted by Ranvir Singh with an urgent update. Ranvir, the former BBC Strictly Come Dancing star, was introduced by regular and main presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley during the 6am to 9am broadcast.

Susanna and Richard handed over to Ranvir for the latest developments as she cut through regular programming. Ranvir announced: "Next we have some breaking news for you in the last few minutes. Official figures have been released which show that the country's job market is weakening."

She continued: "This is because the rate at which workers salary's are rising has slowed down to a growth rate of 4.9%. That's not the only unwelcome news. The amount of people working on UK payrolls has fallen, down 35,000, between July and August."

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It comes as p ay growth in Great Britain falls below 5% for the first time in more than two years. The d rop makes November cut to interest rates more likely, as unemployment rate dips to 4%. Staff pay, excluding bonuses, rose by 4.9% in the three months to August compared with the same period a year earlier, down from 5.1% in the three months to July, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Annual growth in total earnings including bonuses was 3.8% in the three month to August, down from 4.1% for the equivalent figure in July. Jake Finney, an economist at PwC UK, said; “The softening in demand for labour is starting to weigh on wage growth. A quarter-point cut in November still seems most likely, given signs that wage growth is moderating and increasingly dovish commentary from Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey.”

The unemployment rate – which covers the whole UK – nudged down to four per cent in the June to August period, while vacancies fell almost back to the long-term average experienced before the onset of the Covid 19 pandemic.