Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins halts show for 'breaking news' announcement During Thursday's instalment of Good Morning Britain, ITV viewers saw news correspondent Richard Gaisford reporting live from Langstone Harbour as he waited for OFWAT, the regulating body, to share its announcement on rising water bills.
"That means that in this part of the world, people's bills will go up by some £222 over that five-year period, so a significant rise for so many people as we've been talking about this morning at a time when so many people can least afford it.".
Charlotte Hawkins told people bills were expected to increase by at least 21 percent over the next five years; however, Jonathan received the actual figure live on air.
"That's the average figure here in the Southern Water region; we're expecting a 53 percent rise in those water bills to pay for so much of the mess that we've been talking about this morning.
He commented: "Well, we're just hearing from the regulator OFWAT that, on average, across England and Wales, water bills will go up over the next five years by 36 percent.
