BBC Breakfast's regular programming was disrupted on Tuesday (21 January) to accommodate for some urgent breaking news. Viewers saw a breaking news alert flash across their screens as presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent prepared to conduct a live video interview with Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp.
It comes as the hosts discussed the public inquiry into the three murders committed by Axel Rudakubana in Southport last year.
As the interview got underway, it was revealed that Prime Minister Keir Starmer will deliver a statement to the public at 8.30am.
He is due to address the public inquiry into the Southport attack after Rudakubana pleaded guilty on Monday (20 January) to killing Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe, and Alice da Silva Aguiar at a dance class on 29 July 2024.
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