BBC Breakfast interrupted as Naga Munchetty and Ben Thompson announce 'breaking' news

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BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty and Ben Thompson cut into Thursday's (February 13) live show with some "breaking" news. They announced fresh economic data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), stating that the UK economy experienced a slight uplift of 0.1% in growth during the final quarter of 2024, an uptick from stagnancy over the preceding three-month period. "Now, in the last few minutes, we've had the latest figures showing us how the economy performed at the end of last year," initiated Ben as they delved into the financial discourse.

Naga followed, affirming, "So, there was a small margin of growth at the end of last year," before transitioning to correspondent Ben Boulos at a Newcastle tea factory.

Reporting amid stacks of tea, Ben linked the subtle economic improvement to the location's optimistic ambiance: "We're at this tea factory, and I think it's fair to say there's a little bit of hope brewing in terms of the economy, with figures in the last few minutes showing that in the three months at the end of last year, the UK economy grew by 0.1 percent." He added, "It doesn't sound much, but remember the expectation had been that it had shrunk, so this will be welcome news for the chancellor, for the government.

They have repeatedly said that economic growth is the UK's top priority, it is their focus, and what they feel that the UK really needs to focus on," reports the Express.