government demonstrations. some breaking news here in the uk. tv presenter phillip schofield will step down from this morning with immediate effect after more than 20 years on the itv programme, the broadcaster has announced. the 61 year old tv presenter will not return to co host the morning talk show with holly willoughby, with thursday s show being his last. in an statement, itv said that holly willoughby will remain on this morning and will co present with members of the this morning family. despite his departure from this morning, phillip schofield will continue to present peak time shows for itv. after more than 20 years on the this morning sofa, phillip schofield has stepped back from itv s flagship morning show having presented his last episode on thursday. ina in a statement from itv, they said that after more than 20 years on the this morning so far, phillip schofield has stepped back from itv s flagship morning show flagship morning show having presented his last
for its 30th anniversary. it is the most watched daytime show on a commercial channel and the total video views across facebook, twitter and instagram, youtube and the website last year, for that show alone was over 500 million. it s a very prestigious show with 12 consecutive national television award wins. approximately over 2000 guests visit the studio each year but the last show was last thursday. 0ur news correspondentjoins us now. some breaking news here, philip schofield making it clear that itv asked him to leave. schofield making it clear that itv asked him to leave. yes, you mustn t foruet he asked him to leave. yes, you mustn t forget he has asked him to leave. yes, you mustn t forget he has been asked him to leave. yes, you mustn t forget he has been there asked him to leave. yes, you mustn t forget he has been there for- asked him to leave. yes, you mustn t forget he has been there for 20 - forget he has been there for 20 years. philip schofield is one of the most,