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GMB director makes cheeky dig at £2.6million Downing Street press room hoover blunder

Good Morning Britain's director made sure to make a cheeky dig at Downing Street's outrageously expensive new press briefing room on the ITV show today after spotting a blunder in the official photos.

The new room, which has cost the UK taxpayer £2.6million and emulates the White House's own briefing studio, has proved controversial after suffering a number of setbacks and delays.

It features royal blue walls, a seating area for journalists and four Union Jack flags.

However, in one of the official photos, a Henry Hoover can be seen peaking out from the corner.

GMB director Erron Gordon quickly clocked it and retweeted the photo, writing: "Loving Henry on the right trying to steal its thunder."

Downing Street's official photos of the new press briefing room were mocked after a rogue Henry hoover was spotted in the corner (ITV/Twitter)

But he also made a tribute to the slip-up in the Good Morning Britain studio earlier today.

As Laura Tobin presented the weather, a little pink hoover was spotted in the corner of the studio.

Later, the director tweeted the image and wrote: "Hey @HooverPress have you met Hetty?"

A spoof account of Downing Street's rogue hoover responded with heart eye emoji and wrote: "Hook me up!"

While Erron promised: "On it."

GMB presenter Ben Shephard also addressed the new press briefing room earlier today and said: "If you have a little look at the first shot there, the wide shot. The bit that I'm most proud of - £2.6million - how do they keep it clean? A little bit of Henry, just in the right hand corner by the door."

As they zoomed in on the little hoover, Ben exclaimed: "There you go!"

"They had to make sure it was spotless to justify the bill," co-star Susanna Reid joked.

*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV

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