world championship match. hello, i m mark lobel. here in the uk the veteran tv presenter phillip schofield is to step down from the programme this morning with immediate effect after more than 20 years on the itv programme, thatis that is according to the broadcaster. the 61 year old tv presenter will not return to co host the morning talk show with holly willoughby, with thursday s show being his last. in an statement, itv said that holly willoughby will remain on this morning and will co present with members of the this morning family. despite his departure from this morning, phillip schofield will continue to present peak time shows for itv. this is the statement mr schofield has posted on his instagram a short time ago: his long time co host, holly willoughby, posted a statement on instagram, saying: with more on this, we canjoin robin brant in the newsroom. give us a contact for what has happened here. give us a contact for what has ha ened here. ~ . , . ., happened
on from his employers to go, and in the end, he did. let s look on the bbc website. the most important thing is a statement is where he says, i understand that itv have decided the current situation cannot go on. later on, he says, i have decided to step down from the show with immediate effect in the shape wimbledon, day 8, monday 4th with immediate effect in the shape wimbledon, day 8, monday lithjuly hope that the show can go forward. clearly the pressure was intense, it was itv bosses, it seems, giving phillip schofield little choice to step down from the show that he has been at the helm of for more than 20 years. also, you look at the statement, and we know that in the last week or so there has been a lot of negotiations between lawyers all of negotiations between lawyers all of the interested parties in terms of the interested parties in terms of what happens next. phillip schofield is not simply leaving tv, he isn t leaving itv, he will go on to present what itv calls a brand n