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BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker has announced that he will be quitting the show “in the next few weeks” to host Channel 5 news programme, 5 News, instead.

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In a video first posted to the official Channel 5 Twitter page on Monday 4 April Walker said: “Hello, Dan Walker here. I have a little bit of news for you.

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In the next few weeks, I’m going to be leaving BBC Breakfast and moving to 5 News and to Channel 5.

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“I’m really excited, but this has also been a massive decision for me because I love BBC Breakfast. But Channel 5 came with big ambitions, with big plans,

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As viewers, fans and BBC colleagues, such as Sally Nugent, took to Twitter to congratulate Walker on his new role, many also began to question who will replace him on BBC Breakfast.

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Viewers have been quick to give their thoughts on who they think should take over the role on Twitter.

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Many seem to suggest that fellow BBC journalists and presenters Jon Kay and Ben Thompson, who both sometimes host the breakfast programme could be deserving of the role.

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