BBC Breakfast sparked backlash among viewers on Monday after Jon Kay was absent from the studio. Instead, the presenter was in the US reporting on the latest election. Taking to X to comment about the move, one fan fumed: "We need sofa presenter Jon Kay in Washington because.
.." Another agreed: "@BBCBreakfast and @jonkay01 What is the point of having Jon Kaye in USA, sure you could have used one of your many current US correspondents who probably have more insight and obviously cost far less.
" A third went on: "So you are sending a reporter at great expense when you probably already have one over there." "How much is this costing the license payers?" someone else asked while another echoed: "Hey it’s not a travelogue!. You shouldn’t be there at licence payers expense.
" "Licence fee money spent on foreign jollies for breakfast presenters," one viewer complained. This is a breaking showbiz story and is being constantly updated. Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest news, pictures and videos.
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