Piers Morgan doesn’t shy away from asking politicians tough questions and it seems he is desperate to quiz Boris Johnson.
The current favourite to take over from Theresa May as the leader of the Conservative Party has so far refused to do televised interviews and is set to face his first grilling in this evening’s BBC hustings.
However, Morgan isn’t impressed with the no-show from Johnson, particularly after he avoided the Channel 4 hustings previously.
The presenter has taken it upon himself to launch a tirade on the politician, particularly about how many children he has.
This follows after a privacy judgement from 2013 that said Johnson had a child out of wedlock with a woman who wasn’t his wife. The mother lost her case as the judge deemed it to be within the public interest to reveal some details while he served in office.
The judge said at the time: "It is not in dispute that the legitimate public interest in the father's character is an important factor to be weighed in the balance against the claimant's expectation of privacy.
"The core information in this story, namely that the father had an adulterous affair with the mother, deceiving both his wife and the mother's partner and that the claimant, born about nine months later, was likely to be the father's child, was a public interest matter which the electorate was entitled to know when considering his fitness for high public office."
Morgan started Good Morning Britain earlier today by going on a rant about Johnson, saying: “Should we be entitled to ask the question? I think so, you should be allowed to know how many children the prime minister’s got.
“It’s not exactly a trade secret - or is it? That’s the reason he’s not doing any interviews,” he suggested.
Morgan added: “What’s the truth? How many kids have you got? He should be able to remember.
“Why can’t we ask him? It’s not a difficult question.”
Boris Johnson slammed by Piers Morgan on GMB over ‘secret love children’ (Image: GETTY • ITV)
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