Staff numbers at programmes made by ITV Studios to be halved and airtime reduced for Lorraine, Loose Women and This Morning

ITV is slashing the budgets of its biggest daytime shows including Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, Loose Women and This Morning, including halving the number of jobs and significantly reducing the hours some of them are on air.

The cuts at ITV Studios, which makes all four shows, mean more than 220 of 440 staff involved will lose their jobs.