Piers Morgan has gained a whole new host of fans since turning against the government over its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
However, he has also lost some. Towie star Mario Falcone and Love Island winner Nathan Massey have accused the Good Morning Britain host of ‘scaremongering’ for tweeting about the UK’s coronavirus death figures.
On Wednesday, Piers tweeted the government’s daily coronavirus update and wrote: ‘UPDATE: UK #coronavirus death toll spiked by 412 yesterday, not 209 as earlier reported.
This is nearly four times higher than yesterday & significantly higher than the same day last week. Why?’ Some followers argued that this was due to a ‘lag’ in figures over the bank holiday weekend and accused the journalist of not