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Piers Morgan backlash | Staff complaints at centre of Meghan-Harry GMB row

Staff complaints at centre of Meghan-Harry GMB row

Earlier this week, it was reported that the TV presenter Piers Morgan had stepped down from his role on ITV’s Good Morning Britain following a row regarding comments he made about Meghan Markle.

His departure was announced by ITV after Ofcom said that it would investigate his comments after it received thousands of complaints from viewers, the BBC reported.

Now, a new report from the Guardian has alleged that multiple staff on the Good Morning Britain show reportedly complained to senior managers about his comments on Markle before he quit the show.

The publication reported that sources within the show’s production and editorial staff have claimed how several people inside the TV show were also uncomfortable about his intervention. Some were said to have made complaints.

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