BBC Breakfast presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt had to interrupt the morning programme as they brought viewers a live update from Samoa, where Labour leader Keir Starmer is currently

BBC Breakfast anchors Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt abruptly halted the Saturday morning broadcast for a live update on Keir Starmer.

Starmer is currently in Samoa at a meeting of the Commonwealth, tackling inquiries from the media.

A ‘breaking news’ banner flashed across the screen as viewers were linked to Lyse Doucet, the BBC Chief International Correspondent, who chatted with Naga and Charlie from Samoa.

Interrupting, Charlie stated: “We’re going to pause with you just a moment, as we’re hearing from Keir Starmer, who is in Samoa, and we can go straight to a press conference now.”

But after only a short peek at Starmer addressing matters related to the Commonwealth, it quickly became apparent something was amiss as the camera cut back to the studio, the Express reports.

Bouncing back, Charlie explained: “You’re hearing from Keir Starmer there. He’s just moving onto other issues in the Commonwealth, as it’s the end of the conference leaders discussion there,” before welcoming Lyse back to the dialogue.

Keir Starmer in Samoa on BBC Breakfast ( Image: (Image: BBC))
As the segment concluded, Naga added: “We’ll return to the Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is speaking in Samoa.”

On Wednesday, BBC Breakfast was interrupted yet again for more breaking news out of Samoa.

Presenters Sally Nugent and Jon Kay paused their show to bring live images of King Charles and Queen Camilla disembarking their plane.

Jon informed viewers: “It’s coming up to quarter past seven, Wednesday morning and Wednesday evening in the Pacific. King Charles and Queen Camilla have just arrived on the island nation of Samoa, where they are attending a Summit for the 56-nation Commonwealth; there we go.”

Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt on BBC Breakfast ( Image: (Image: BBC))
Continuing the coverage, his co-presenter Sally said: “Of course, you will know they have been on a six-day tour of Australia, which we have been covering here on the programme, and they touched down just a few minutes ago.

“We were expecting them within the last half hour or so, and as we can see, that is their plane.”

As viewers watched footage of King Charles and Queen Camilla disembarking, a “breaking news” caption underscored the significance of the moment.