here in the uk the veteran tv presenter phillip schofield will no longer present itv s this morning after agreeing to step down with immediate effect his last programme was on thursday. the presenter has worked on the show for more than 20 years. recent reports claimed relations between him and co host holly willoughby were strained. yesterday, his brother timothy schofield was sentenced to 12 years for sex offences against a child. today, philip schofield said the last few days had been very difficult and that itv felt the current situation couldn t continue. our media correspondent david sillito reports. welcome back, i am holding the fort. holly has had to leave early today, because she is meeting his majesty the king. because she is meeting his ma esty the kinu. , ., ., :: the king. philip schofield, for 20 ears the the king. philip schofield, for 20 years the host the king. philip schofield, for 20 years the host of the king. philip schofield, for 20 years th
london born afrobeat artist fuse odg has made a formal complaint against the met police after he was handcuffed by officers hello, i m anjana gadgil. here in the uk, the veteran tv presenter phillip schofield will no longer present itv s this morning after agreeing to step down with immediate effect his last programme was on thursday. the presenter has worked on the show for more than 20 years. recent reports claimed relations between him and co host holly willoughby were strained. yesterday, his brother timothy schofield was sentenced to 12 years for sex offences against a child. today, philip schofield said the last few days had been very difficult and that itv felt the current situation couldn t continue. our media correspondent david sillito reports. welcome back, i am holding the fort. holly has had to leave early today, because she is meeting his majesty the king. philip schofield, for 20 years the host of this morning. no longer. in a resignation statement, he su
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we know that these duos on tv, their chemistry is their superpower. when it works, it is magnificent. we have seen it with and deck for many years, and we have seen it over a decade with phil and holly. when chemistry cracks, and it becomes increasingly awkward, as his statement says, this morning had become the story rather than what they were reporting on. it did seem as though over the last few years, we have seen the power shift. when hollyjoined in 2009, philip was very much a star, centre stage, and really keen to introduce this new ingenue to audiences. that is not the case any more, it holly willoughby very much has her own brand, her own management company, we have seen a spacing of the ways, and as a correspondent has talked about, in the last year, too many stories away from the screen centring on phillip schofield and clearly some awkwardness has crept in and made it untenable that people treat them as a dynamic duo on our screens in the morning and in our living room. some