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'Anger mounts behind the scenes at ITV' after This Morning escapes channel's cuts and brutal schedule shake-up despite recent scandals


Anger is reportedly mounting behind the scenes after This Morning escaped the ITV cutbacks announced this week amid a schedule shake-up and overhaul at the channel.

ITV announced on Tuesday there would be dramatic changes to their daytime TV schedule, with Lorraine Kelly's show slashed from an hour to 30 minutes and, like Loose Women, will only air 30 weeks of the year. The new regime, set to come into effect in January, will cost a potential 300 staff members their jobs as a consultation period begins as soon as today, lasting until September, before employees are finally let go in December. It's also believed that younger panelists, like former Love Island contestant Olivia Attwood, 34, and influencer GK Barry, 25, could be favoured over veteran stars including Janet Street-Porter, 78, and Jane Moore, 63.

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