Kate Garraway took the reigns of a new Good Morning Britain instalment this Thursday alongside Adil Ray, as she announced a big change to the programme ahead of the general election

Politics has no place on ITV as Kate Garraway revealed change had occurred on Good Morning Britain.

The presenter was back on the breakfast show alongside Adil Ray as the pair were at the helm of a “politics-free” episode of their programme – a change made to allow viewers to prepare for this Thursday’s General Election.

Kate and Adil both explained why the change had to take place with their election expert Alex Thomas detailing that both radio and TV were affected by the restriction which was imposed by Ofcom.

“You might be wondering why on the day of the election – because it is polling day today, by the way – we’re not actually discussing the issues related to the general election or interviewing the people that have a position on the issues,” Kate first said.

She then went on: “We can’t talk about the issues because we have to follow certain broadcasting rules which means today’s Good Morning Britain is a ‘politics-free zone.'”

Later on, Adil Ray added they were urged to make “no reference to any of the campaigns” during the show, just as polling stations opened all over the UK at 7am.

The change may come as a surprise to several ITV viewers at home as Good Morning Britain presenters have faced a string of political candidates who were campaigning as July 4 neared.

In recent weeks, GMB hosts have focused their attention on various political leaders who agreed to endure their grilling – with the exception of Rishi Sunak who was called out for snubbing the programme. Instead, the prime minister was seen on the set of Loose Women and This Morning.