Eamonn Holmes worried about financial strain of 'affording care' as health deteriorates

During this morning's instalment of GB News, host Eamonn Holmes was left fuming over Foreign Secretary David Lammy pledging a £94.5million support package to the Syrian Government.

Eamonn shared: "This makes me quite angry. Why give £100million to Syria? We could sit and have an argument about it and whatever. The point is, the country can't afford it. We can't afford it, the taxpayer can't afford it. So what the heck are we doing it for?"

The former This Morning star, whose health has been declining in recent years, then highlighted his financial concerns about ageing.

He told viewers, "It's funny how people always make out that the older you are, the richer you are and that you have no financial worries. And yet, as you get older, you worry more about money.

"You worry about whether you will be able to afford care, whether you will be able to afford a care home, or whether you will be able to afford just being looked after in general. And there are demands on whatever money you have."

He continued making a point by concluding that funding for cancer care, hospitals and hospices is "also broken".

Eamonn remarked: "Another thing that annoys me is that you look at cancer care centres, hospices and whatever, and a massive proportion of what they do they have to fund themselves.

"Why the heck would a hospice have to fund itself? I think it's absolutely scandalous, ridiculous. The whole care situation is broken."

Eamonn needs to use a wheelchair at times and has difficulty with his mobility, which is primarily related to chronic back pain. The issues started in 2021 when he slipped three discs and underwent spinal surgery.

Breakfast with Eamonn and Isabel airs on weekdays on GB News from 6am.