Piers Morgan

Keir Starmer has spoken for the first time about the tragedy of losing his mother before she was able to see him become an MP. Speaking to Piers Morgan for an upcoming episode of ITV’s Life Stories programme, the Labour leader revealed the pain of watching his mother Jo’s health deteriorate as he closed in […]

Keir Starmer is set to discuss his childhood, career in law and leading the Labour Party from his spare room in lockdown during an interview with Piers Morgan. The Labour leader will sit down with the broadcaster for an hour-long episode of Life Stories, due to be filmed next month and expected to air on […]

In these exclusive extracts from his diaries, ALASTAIR CAMPBELL talks about the response to his evidence at the Leveson inquiry. Wednesday, December 14 I was thinking a lot about losing friendships, and it wasn’t sensible. Neil and Glenys [Kinnock] after the “We’ve got our party back” comment [following the 2010 Labour leadership contest]. Maybe I just needed to forget […]

Piers Morgan has hinted that he could run for parliament after turning his attention to politics during the coronavirus pandemic. The Good Morning Britain presenter has been ranked by bookies 10/1 favourite to become an MP this year, and a 20/1 chance of becoming prime minister within the next decade. In an interview with The […]

TV host Piers Morgan has been priced at 6/1 to become an MP by the end of 2031 – and 10/1 of becoming one by the end of 2021. The Good Morning Britain (GMB) presenter made headlines this week after a minister abruptly left the show mid-interview. Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey terminated an interview […]

Piers Morgan has accused Boris Johnson of delaying unpopular decisions to control the coronavirus pandemic because he fears displeasing people. The Good Morning Britain co-host said the prime minister’s indecision had left the UK in the “worst of all worlds”. Morgan argued the prime minister was more concerned about headlines than he was about introducing unpopular but […]

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan has caused hilarity after a jibe in which he likened Lorraine Kelly to “Priti Patel with a brain”. Morgan was tipped by the Daily Star to become the UK’s next prime minister, prompting the breakfast show presenter to look for potential ministers in his cabinet. As Kelly said she […]

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan has hit back at his critics over an interview with Thérèse Coffey – in which she appeared to turn off her webcam off after awkward questioning about the pandemic. Coffey claimed Morgan was being “insulting” when he pointed out that the minister was blaming the UK’s high coronavirus death […]

A government minister has shut down an interview after suggesting the British public’s weight and age was to blame for the coronavirus death toll in the UK. Appearing on Good Morning Britain, Thérèse Coffey denied suggestions from presenters Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid that the government was not prepared for the pandemic. “There’ll be a […]

A Piers Morgan impersonator prank-called Donald Trump on Air Force One last year, the Good Morning Britain presenter has revealed. The former president only realised he had been pranked when he called Morgan on his way to vote in Florida last year. The incident allegedly took place in October but only emerged in an interview […]

Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan has called on Gavin Williamson to resign as education secretary for being a “catastrophe”. The interviewed started with co-presenter Susanna Reid claiming that he had “failed” many children. She told him: “I remember we talked to each other early on in the pandemic when you cancelled two sets of […]

Piers Morgan has urged Priti Patel to resign after 400,000 criminal records disappeared from the national crime database. The home secretary has come under mounting pressure to take responsibility for an error that led to hundreds of thousands of police records being deleted from UK-wide databases. Data was wiped from the Police National Computer (PNC) – which […]

Piers Morgan has criticised a minister who said it was ‘too early’ for international comparisons of the UK’s Covid death rate – but not over its vaccination drive – as he demanded answers for why the numbers were so high. Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis said it was “just too early” to compare the UK’s […]

A minister has accepted he may have made the wrong decision on voting against extending free school meals in the House of Commons – before defending a decision not to support offering help for families again in the House of Commons. Nadhim Zahawi, appearing on Good Morning Britain, was questioned over Matt Hancock’s interview in which […]

Health secretary Matt Hancock has been reminded that he voted against free school meals – after he praised the government for providing them. He told Good Morning Britain: “I’m really glad we’re able to send out food for those who receive free school meals when schools are in, and I’m really glad we’re able to […]

A television presenter has taken on a government minister for refusing to rule out banning support bubbles as part of a tightening of coronavirus measures. Susanna Reid criticised the reports, telling Nadhim Zahim it could have potentially catastrophic effects on people’s mental health. Appearing on Good Morning Britain, she said: “People are really suffering under lockdown and […]

Piers Morgan has delivered the perfect quip to a Tory minister who struggled to explain the government’s Covid testing regime at UK airports. Morgan laid bare his thought about Boris Johnson and his ministers when he quizzed vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi about No 10’s airport testing strategy on Good Morning Britain. Morgan asked the minister if he knew the […]

Piers Morgan has challenged the government over what type of Brexit deal it is looking to achieve at the end of the transition period. The Good Morning Britain presenter was interviewing Alok Sharma when he asked about the differing definitions of the trading relationship the UK wants with the European Union. “If you get a No Deal […]

Business secretary Alok Sharma has said voters will be able to give their verdict on the government’s handling of Brexit at the ballot box. Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan asked whether Sharma and the other Conservative MPs would resign in a couple of years should Brexit not be successful. “If it doesn’t work – as […]

Piers Morgan has told Michael Gove his attempt to deny No 10 had pursued a policy of herd immunity “would not survive” a public inquiry. Michael Gove sought to downplay the claims brought forward by senior SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) scientist Sir Patrick Vallance. The cabinet minister, who chairs the government’s Covid committee, told Good Morning Britain England’s […]

Rupert Murdoch’s latest television news channel has been given the go-ahead by Ofcom and could start broadcasting as early as spring 2021. News UK TV is competing against Andrew Neil-backed channel GB News to be first on-air. Both outlets believe there is a gap in the market for right-leaning television news channels aimed at Britons […]

Piers Morgan had the perfect response to government minister James Cleverly after he was questioned about ministers preparedness for a no-deal Brexit. Answering questions from Morgan on Good Morning Britain, Cleverly dismissed questions about a document showing “reasonable worst-case scenarios” surrounding no-deal Brexit. He was asked who would be held accountable if the document, first […]

Piers Morgan has slammed the government’s coronavirus response, pointing out that the “disastrous” death toll was higher than the number of civilians who died in the Second World War. Morgan criticised the handling of the pandemic as he interviewed minister Michael Gove, as the MP denied that it had been a bad response. The Good […]

Michael Gove has been accused of going “full Trump” after he attacked Good Morning Britain‘s rating figures. Gove attacked the show after he was accused of telling a “blatant lie” about Boris Johnson’s polling numbers. Responding to Piers Morgan’s question about becoming prime minister, Gove responded: “I don’t want to be prime minister, Piers. “Firstly, I think […]

Michael Gove has inflamed tensions with Piers Morgan after he said he received “good advice” from colleagues to boycott Good Morning Britain (GMB). Morgan accused Gove of “suppressing free speech” after the minister admitted he he had been “told” to avoid the show. Referencing a Scottish anecdote, Gove said: “When you get good advice from your colleagues, […]

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan has pulled apart Laurence Fox’s tweet which suggested he had broken lockdown to meet with close friends – in defiance of policies designed to protect the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic. Reading out the tweet live on breakfast television, Morgan said: “Just had a large group over to lunch and we […]

Matt Hancock has refused to rule out receiving a pay rise after being asked 10 times during an interview on Good Morning Britain (GMB). The health secretary said it was “tempting” to rule out a wage rise but said he would wait for the findings of an independent body on MPs’ pay before making any commitment. Hancock’s […]

Piers Morgan and Alok Sharma have clashed over the UK government’s preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic in a fiery interview on Good Morning Britain (GMB). Morgan seized an opportunity to question the business minister over the UK’s Covid death toll, which is one of the highest in Europe. “If we were well prepared why do we […]

Piers Morgan has criticised government decisions to award controversial contracts over Covid-19 which has left the taxpayer “reaping the ruin financially”. Morgan was interviewing business secretary Alok Sharma on Good Morning Britain after it was revealed that £21 million was awarded to a Spanish businessman to act as a “go-between” in a contract which worked with Chinese manufacturers […]

Robert Jenrick has suggested that “changes in government” – alluding the resignation of Dominic Cummings -are behind the end of the 201-day boycott of Good Morning Britain (GMB). In a veiled swipe at Dominic Cummings, Jenrick, the minister for housing and communities, said that changes within Downing Street “over the last few days” meant ministers were […]

Having finally had a minister appear on Good Morning Britain for the first time in more than 200 days, presenter Piers Morgan launched a tirade at health secretary Matt Hancock for his handling of coronavirus. Morgan played back a clip of the MP in the House of Commons where he downplayed the impact of coronavirus as it arrived […]

Matt Hancock has told Piers Morgan he was not able to appear on Good Morning Britain (GMB) because of a ‘busy diary’. The health secretary is the first Conservative MP to appear on GMB following a 201-day boycott which ended with over the weekend. Ministers have shunned the show without an official explanation. When confronted, Hancock explained ministers […]