July 12th 2024.
Jacqui Smith, a star on Good Morning Britain, has just made her final appearance on the show. She will now be returning to her role in politics, but not before admitting to feeling a bit "wobbly" and fighting back tears during her last appearance. Jacqui, who was an MP for 13 years and served as Home Secretary under Gordon Brown, has now been appointed as Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education in the newly elected government led by Sir Keir Starmer.
This means that she will no longer be addressing viewers from the GMB studios, where she has been offering political commentary in the early-morning slot for the past few years alongside broadcaster Iain Dale. During her final appearance on the show, hosted by Kate Garraway and Adil Ray, the 61-year-old shared the exciting news: "I am appointed as a minister in the new government, in the Department for Education. It's absolutely brilliant, it's actually as somebody reminded me on Monday, 25 years ago that I first became a minister in the Department of Education, and at that point I was the youngest minister in the government, and now I'm not."
Expressing her enthusiasm for her new role, she added, "It's brilliant to be part of the government and be back in education." Jacqui also reflected on her previous experience as a minister in the Labour government and how she hopes to learn from both her successes and mistakes. "I hope I've learnt from my experience, I did have 10 years as a minister in the last Labour government, at a pretty senior level. I've learnt from what went right and I hope I've learnt from what went wrong as well."
As she bid farewell to her co-stars, Jacqui thanked them for their time together and shared her only regret about leaving the show and her podcast: "It's been absolutely fabulous working with you guys by the way. I'm so chuffed to be a minister but not doing this anymore, and not doing the podcast, is the only downside." Her co-star Iain Dale jokingly suggested that he is ready to play "GMB Tinder" in order to find a new co-host.
Following her exit, Jacqui took to social media to share a selfie with Iain and express her gratitude for their time together. Iain also shared his own sentiments about their last appearance together on GMB, reassuring fans that they will remain "good friends" despite no longer working together. Fans of the duo flooded social media with messages of support and well wishes for Jacqui's new role.
Jacqui's resignation from her role as Home Secretary in 2009 due to her involvement in the parliamentary expenses scandal, and her subsequent loss of her MP seat in the 2010 General Election, did not stop her from pursuing her passion for politics. And now, as she embarks on a new journey as a minister, we wish her all the best! Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1. If you have a celebrity story, video or pictures, get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.
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