Elsie ‘disappointed’ with Boris Johnson’s response, says Susanna Reid

Reid challenged the PM about the 77-year-old's financial predicament and increasing energy bills on GMB

A 77-year-old woman who has only one meal a day and travels on buses during the day to keep her household bills down was disappointed" with Boris Johnson's response to her plight in an interview with Good Morning Britain, the show's presenter Susanna Reid has said.

The prime minister was challenged by Reid about Elsie's financial predicament and increasing energy bills on the ITV programme. Johnson, the former London mayor, replied: The 24-hour freedom bus pass [allowing free bus travel for over-60s in London] was actually something that I actually introduced."