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I think Dermot is the one with the power here really - if he's willing to go full time I imagine him and Alison become the main hosts (although not necessarily 4 days a week) and then the rest fit in around them. If he doesn't want the gig they'll either continue with the arrangement or look elsewhere. Possible as well Craig doesn't want it full time given his family are still in Ireland and he has sports broadcasting commitments too.

Does seem odd that Ben has seemingly not been an option to the need to replace a presenter on GMB but now in contention to potentially do 4 days a week on This Morning, though I guess he'd still need a good chunk of time off to film Tipping Point unless he gave that up as well. I do think though he is a better fit on This Morning and moving him across would perhaps encourage the GMB team to find a more permanent solution themselves to partnering someone up with Susanna.


One thing for sure is I'm glad that it's not Eamonn and Ruth holding the fort. As much of a mess as they're in now, and as much as perhaps they could do with one of the team perhaps being stronger journalistically, I think they were right to make the moves when they did with one eye on what would happen when Phil and Holly did move on.