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Lottie Gibbons

Piers Morgan hit with hundreds more Ofcom complaints for GMB rant

Good Morning Britain has been hit with hundreds more Ofcom complaints after Piers Morgan commented on Boris Johnson's hair.

The outspoken TV host compared Boris Johnson to Worzel Gummidge during a rant on June 9.

Playing a clip from Mr Johnson's public address, Piers said: "What is going on with the Prime Minister's hair?

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"I know it may seem very trivial, but the rest of us, our wives, our partners, people we're with, have bothered to get the scissors out and give us a little trim.

Piers compared Boris Johnson to Worzel Gummidge (ITV)

"Having the Prime Minister coming out like Worzel Gummidge. And I was told by sources close to the Prime Minister that he hasn't seen a barber since early March, he has really fine hair and apparently brushing doesn't really tame it.

"It's not disrespectful, it's because hairdressers aren't open til July, well that's fine but someone in that house must be able to trim it.

"Carrie? Carrie Symonds? Could she do it?"

The episode prompted 265 people to lodge a complaint with Ofcom, Digital Spy has confirmed.

In April, Piers' "combative" interviews with government ministers garnered 4,000 complaints.

More than 3,200 of the complaints about the host centred on interviews with Care Minister Helen Whately.

A further 600 complaints came after an interview with Health Secretary Matt Hancock, but Ofcom ruled no investigation was necessary in either cases.

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