Piers Morgan was taught why being principled is important after suggesting Jeremy Crobyn's conviction was an overrated quality.
Morgan has been far from complimentary about Corbyn since the left-wing veteran MP emerged as the unexpected frontrunner in the Labour leadership contest and warned the party would not win back power for another century if he is the future of it.
But the former Mirror editor was ambushed by comments after suggesting that having principles was a "massively overrated virtue" in a series of tweets criticising Corbyn on Tuesday.
Responding to the praise Corbyn has received since being elected, he wrote: “Jeremy Corbyn's a very inspiring public speaker. He inspires me to vomit.” In another tweet, he added: “Hitler, Stalin & Mao all had principles.”
But it was this tweet that seemed to tip everyone over the edge.
Having principles doesn't make you right. Massively overrated virtue. #corbyn
; Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 15, 2015
@piersmorgan Well, no one is ever going to accuse you of having principles, so you're safe.
; James Brunt (@SJBrunt) September 15, 2015
@piersmorgan ignorance and disrespect are not virtues or principles #Corbyn
; Antibes Steve (@antibessteve) September 15, 2015
@piersmorgan something you would know a lot about Piers, being a tabloid journalist
; Wayne Smith (@waynesmith1971) September 15, 2015
@piersmorgan very true. You'd know nothing about principles.
; fergus lynch (@bonkers67) September 15, 2015
@piersmorgan what would you know about having principles lol
; Paul fagan (@fagus7) September 15, 2015
His posts even prompted a few to ask whether his Twitter account had been replaced for a parody version.
Morgan regularly stirs controversy on his Twitter feed with his comments on news and current affairs. He was heavily criticised in August for repeatedly sharing a disturbing picture showing the moment a gunman walked up to a news anchor and shot her and a cameraman live on air in Virginia. Morgan claimed the images summed up America's "appalling, senseless gun culture".
