Ruth Langsford brings ITV Loose Women to 'stop' before being pulled from air

Ruth Langsford has brought ITV Loose Women to a "stop" as the show is pulled off air for 48 hours. Ruth was in the studio on ITV again on Tuesday October 29, with just 24 hours left before a huge political event takes place in the UK.

On Wednesday, the show will be replaced by an ITV News special. Viewers can tune in to watch the Labour Party Chancellor's Budger 2024, which will begin at 12.15pm and end at 1.50pm, as Rachel Reeves addresses Parliament on October 30.

Loose Women will be back on Thursday at its usual time of 12.30pm. "I've got to stop you there," Ruth said to her guests before adding: "We are running out of time massively. Thank you so much. That is it for today; we are not here tomorrow.

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"It is the Budget, how lovely." She added: "But we will be back with you on Thursday at 12.30pm with Strictly's Johannes and Montell." It comes as Rachel Reeves has defended Labour’s plans for winter fuel payments by citing increases in other payments to pensioners.

PA Media reports she told MPs: "Because of our commitment to the triple lock, that the basic state pension and the new state pension will continue to rise. In fact, this winter the new state pension is worth £900 more than it was a year ago, and the new state pension is likely to rise by a further £450 next April.

"Indeed, during the course of this parliament, because of the triple lock the new state pension is likely to be worth £1,700 more, much more than the value of the winter fuel payments." Reeves was responding to Conservative MP for West Worcestershire, Harriett Baldwin, who had said: “The living standards of a 90-year-old pensioner on a £13,500 income are falling sharply this winter, as a result of her decision to take away the winter fuel allowance.”

Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper also said in the Commons that “the government does need to think again.”