This Morning fans thrown by forest show after Boris Johnson's resignation news

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Viewers were thrown on Thursday after This Morning opened with a musical broadcast from the forest, less than an hour after news of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s impending resignation broke.

Mr Johnson faced almost 50 resignations in less than 24 hours, and a Number 10 source had just reported that he had spoken to Tory 1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady and agreed to stand down, with a new Tory leader set to be in place by the party conference in October.

The news forced Lorraine off the air, but minutes later This Morning began as usual at 10am – although audiences were left rather baffled after being greeted by a live performance from a forest.

The show was running its summer ‘forestival’ from an outdoor studio in the woods, and tribute act the Bootleg Beatles kicked things off with a lively rendition of the group’s classic tune, Get Back.

‘Well… this isn’t one of the trippiest ways to celebrate Boris Johnson’s leaving,’ tweeted one person, while another joked: ‘Is this a leaving party for Boris?’

Some were digging the surrealness, with one saying the show’s opener was ‘exactly what we all needed’.

This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV.

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