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Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins shares 'breaking news' just minutes into show

Charlotte Hawkins and Rob Rinder announced that they'd be crossing over to the Runcorn and Helsby constituency, where the by-election recount was being announced live

Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins delivered "breaking news" just minutes into the ITV show on Friday (May 2).

At the beginning of the popular news programme, Charlotte and co-host Rob Rinder announced they would be crossing over to the Runcorn and Helsby constituency for the live announcement of the by-election recount.

It was then disclosed that the Reform UK candidate Sarah Pochin had clinched victory in the tightly contested race by a historically narrow margin of just six votes.

This slim win saw Nigel Farage's party seize a constituency that Labour had previously won with a majority of nearly 14,700 in the general election less than a year prior.

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Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins delivered "breaking news" just minutes into the ITV show on Friday

The Cheshire seat's by-election was triggered after former MP Mike Amesbury stepped down following his conviction for assaulting a constituent, reports Bristol Live.

"That's the breaking news then, just in the last few seconds that Reform have won that by-election in Runcorn and Helsby," Charlotte reported on today's GMB.

"That is a seismic change. Just to repeat they have won that by six votes, that is what it came down to. They had to have a recount," she added before transitioning to Sarah Pochin's victory speech.

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Charlotte and co-host Rob Rinder announced they would be crossing over to the Runcorn and Helsby constituency for the live announcement of the by-election recount(Image: ITV)

"The people of Runcorn and Helsby have spoken. Enough is enough. Enough Tory failure, enough Labour lies, and I want to thank every one of you who were brave enough to put a cross against my name on the ballot paper," Sarah declared.

She expressed her gratitude to voters, stating: "Every one of you who voted for change, every one of you who have put their faith in me as your next Member of Parliament for this constituency, which has such potential, and who have put their faith in Nigel Farage as the next Prime Minister of this country."

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Charlotte hosted Friday's show(Image: RAY BURMISTON)

She concluded: "It will be an honour and a privilege to serve this community. A community of hard working people who just want fairness. Going forward, I will do my best for Runcorn and Helsby... regardless of how you voted, and I will be accessible to you all.

"I'm in politics to serve, I'm in politics because I care, and I'm in politics to be a voice for those who need representation. I will serve you, I will care for you and I will speak for you."

In addition to the Runcorn by-election, Reform secured its first mayoralty in Greater Lincolnshire with a majority of 39,584. Two other mayoralties are still up for grabs in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and Hull and East Yorkshire.

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV1 and ITVX at 6am

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