PIERS Morgan called for students to be set free on Good Morning Britain today after coronavirus swept through universities. Thousands of threshers are imprisoned in halls across the country amid calls to shut Covid-hit campuses. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates There are fears students will not be allowed home for Christmas and calls for tuition fees to be refunded after more than 500 cases had been reported across 30 sites, forcing students to be isolated in areas rife with the virus.
Speaking about the crisis today on GMB, Piers, 55, empathised with their plight as footage of students peeping out of their university hall window aired.