Piers Morgan reveals his only regret about leaving GMB is missing Boris Johnson interview he’d got after 4-year boycott
PIERS Morgan has revealed his only regret about leaving Good Morning Britain.
The TV presenter - praised for holding the government to account throughout the pandemic - had secured an interview with Prime Minister Boris Johnson next month following a four-year boycott of the breakfast show.
At the height of the coronavirus crisis, government ministers stopped making appearances on the show after a series of high-profile take-downs by Piers.
The boycott - which Piers slammed as "disgraceful" - lasted 201 days.
But before quitting the ITV breakfast show earlier this month, the 55-year-old had finally got a sit-down interview with Boris in the diary.
Writing for the , Piers said: "Ironically, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the man who ducked GMB for the past four years and even ran and hid in a fridge to avoid answering our questions, had finally agreed to an interview with me at No 10 next month.
"That it won't now happen is my only regret about leaving."
He added: "I imagine most ministers celebrated my exit like the removal of an abscess from a rotten tooth.
"But some are at least pretending to be disappointed.
"'I might be in a minority of politicians,' texted Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, 'but I was genuinely sorry to see you leave GMB!'
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"'That's very kind,' I replied, 'and I almost believe you…'
"'In fairness,' he replied, 'I never recall ending an interview with you feeling aggrieved. Just answer his questions, was my advice to colleagues.'
"Well, quite."