Piers Morgan brands Good Morning Britain exit a farce and vows to champion free speech on new show

PIERS Morgan says his exit from Good Morning Britain was a farce — and vowed his new show will champion free speech.

Piers Morgan stormed off ITV’s GMB when he said he did not believe Meghan’s claims from her Oprah Winfrey interview.

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His comments sparked a record 58,000 complaints to Ofcom.

But Piers Morgan, 57, said: “The whole thing was a farce.

“And I’m delighted that as a result we’ve ended up with a whole network which is now dedicated to preventing that kind of farce from recurring.

"You shouldn’t be shamed, vilified or cancelled for having an opinion.”

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