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Sophie McCoid

Piers Morgan could return to TV soon after job offer from new network

Piers Morgan could be returning to TV soon after broadcaster Andrew Neil said he'd be "delighted" to talk to him about a role at his network.

Andrew said "any network worth its salt" could find a role for Piers Morgan as a "broadcaster of his calibre".

He refused to rule out speaking to Morgan about a role at GB News, the new network he chairs, following the former ITV presenter's sudden departure from Good Morning Britain this week.

Morgan quit the role following a backlash against his comments about the Duchess of Sussex and her headline-making interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Appearing on BBC News, Neil said Morgan's departure was "a pity" for ITV because he had brought "energy, dynamism and controversy" to its morning broadcast schedule.

He said: "It had always lagged way behind the BBC breakfast time show and people tuned in because of him.

"It reminded me of the old days of Newsnight. People tuned in if Jeremy Paxman was doing it. If he wasn't doing it it wasn't so exciting and the same is true of GMB.

"It's a real problem now for ITV that they've lost him. The programme this morning was much more run of the mill, low key, kind of ordinary, so it's going to be difficult for them to replace him."

Neil, who is chairman of GB News, said he would be "delighted" to discuss future work opportunities with Morgan.

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Neil said: "Piers would be a huge asset to GB News and we'll definitely look at that... we haven't started any negotiations yet but we would certainly be delighted to talk to him if he's up for it."

Asked whether Morgan would be allowed to repeat the kind of behaviour that prompted his exit from Good Morning Britain, he added: "You'll understand I wouldn't want to negotiate with Piers Morgan on the airwaves of the BBC.

"All I would say is I wouldn't really want to simply transfer what he did at GMB onto GB News. But could we find a role for Piers Morgan? Of course we could. Any network worth its salt could find a role for a broadcaster of his calibre."

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