ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall has made her views known on the Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield queue jump saga and the public petition that followed. The chief executive has defended the This Morning presenters and said the TV hosts were safe in their jobs.
The established presenters faced a backlash following pictures of them at Queen Elizabeth II's lying-in-state prompted some to accuse them of jumping the queue.
She said: "Honestly, nothing. Honestly. They did have accreditation. Lots of people saying they didn't. They were sent by This Morning to do a piece for September 20, which ran", reported Birmingham Live. Continuing: "They were to interview people inside and outside. They didn't displace anyone in the queue. And they've been very misrepresented, actually.
