BBC Breakfast star Jon Kay shares update amid absence from presenting duties [Video]

BBC Breakfast star Jon Kay is missing from the show’s famous red sofa at the moment, as the presenter has flown to the US to cover the election in a major shake-up for the show.

While Ben Thompson is covering Jon on the show, joined by Sally Nugent, Jon remains a familiar face while reporting from America – and has taken to Instagram to share an update on his trip.

Posting on the social media platform, he wrote: “With just hours to go until US election day, here are some pics from our #bbcbreakfast trip to the must-win state of Pennsylvania. We focussed on Northampton County – which has an extraordinary knack for picking the President. In the last 100 years, people here have almost always voted for the winning candidate.

“We spoke to Janelle at a food bank – and Howie at a diner. Both felt exhausted by the intensity of the campaign. They …