The petition supporting him, meanwhile, simply states: “Keep Piers Morgan for his common sense approach to life.
Good Morning Britain viewers are split over Piers Morgan: more than 56,000 people have signed a petition to get him fired, and over 59,000 are in support of a counter-petition to keep him on the show.
The petition calling for Morgan to be sacked describes him as “one of our country’s most heinous public figures” and calls him out for alleged transphobia and xenophobia.
The presenter, who has always been controversial, has made headlines in recent weeks for his on-air arguments with politicians over their handling of the coronavirus crisis.