Good Morning Britain thrown into chaos as crew step in live on air

‘I’m still here!’ Good Morning Britain thrown into chaos as crew member is forced to interrupt Labour shadow health secretary Wes Streeting mid-interview to replace his microphone

• A crew member had to step in adjust Wes Streeting’s microphone and earpiece
• Mr Streeting was discussing Labour plans for the NHS and ending doctor strikes 

Good Morning Britain was thrown into chaos on Wednesday after a crew member had to interrupt Labour shadow health secretary Wes Streeting mid-interview.

The show’s presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley were grilling the MP on how a Labour Government would solve the junior doctor strike crisis when a crew member stepped in.

The woman could be seen stepping into the view of the camera at a studio in Salford as she helped Mr Streeting sort out his microphone and earpiece.

As Richard Madeley broke out in laughter, Reid said: ‘Oh you’re having your earpiece removed,’ to which the shadow health secretary replied: ‘I’m still here.’

Mr Streeting laughed off the technical blunder and carried on the interview, saying the NHS would only be privatised over his ‘dead body’.

The woman could be seen stepping into the view of the camera at a studio in Salford as she helped Mr Streeting sort out his microphone and earpiece

Mr Streeting laughed off the technical blunder and carried on the interview, saying the NHS would only be privatised over his ‘dead body’

When asked if he would support privatising the NHS, Mr Streeting said: ‘No. Over my dead body would I privatise the NHS or get rid of an NHS that is free at the point of use.

‘Those are the fundamental principles that underline the NHS. What we can do is work more effectively with the private sector on things like scientific research, technology.

‘Where there is spare capacity in the private sector, to use that in the short term to bring down NHS waiting lists. We will charge for the NHS over my dead body.’

He added what deal Labour would offer junior doctors ahead of today’s strikes and said: ‘I understand they want full pay restoration and I’ve been honest with them, that if I were the health secretary today with the economy as it is and the public finances the mess the Conservatives have made, I can’t in all honestly say I’d be able to deliver 35 per cent over night.

‘I am asking people to trust Labour on our record. We were able under the last Labour government to keep pay up with inflation and in fact, we did deliver pay restoration because of the problems of the previous Conservative government.’

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