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Andrew Neil reveals big plans for Piers Morgan on GB News – but is warned he ‘won’t come cheap’
GB News boss Andrew Neil has revealed his big plans for Piers Morgan if he manages to bag him for the channel.
It comes as the veteran broadcaster said he would be "delighted" to bag the former Good Morning Britain star for the start-up.
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He said he wouldn't use him for the breakfast slot as he has been accustomed to doing on ITV - hinting at a move to primetime.
Speaking on This Morning, Andrew said: "I wouldn't want to transfer what he was doing on GMB straight to GB News.
"I'd want to do something different with him at a different time of day. He's adaptable and he can do different things in different ways.
"He'd be a huge asset to our channel if we can get him. We'll try to do so and see if we can come to a mutual agreement."
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Phillip Schofield, 58, warned Andrew, who was appearing on This Morning as part of the news review: "He won't come cheap."
The former BBC star, 71, laughed: "You mean he'll want more than a lucky bag and six corn flakes packet tops?"
Piers shocked fans by dramatically leaving Good Morning Britain on Tuesday night after senior execs told him to say sorry on air.
The request came after his heated clash with the show’s weatherman Alex Beresford over that saw him walk out of the studio.
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GB News is a new British news channel which Andrew has confirmed will launch sometime this month.
An exact date is yet to be revealed, but the channel launched a recruitment drive for 140 jobs at the star of the year.
Piers yesterday warned his critics that his loss of employment status was just a "temporary hibernation".
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