Piers Morgan quit Good Morning Britain after refusing to apologise for his Meghan Markle comments live on air. Sources claimed Morgan had been ordered to apologise during the ITV daytime show over his rants about the Duchess but he declined.
One insider said: “This is Piers Morgan we're talking about, he has never backed down in his life – he's hardly going to start now.
ITV bosses have been impressed with his performance on the show over the past five years, which have seen ratings rise from 600,000 in its early days to 1.7million now.
But on this issue, it is understood they felt that without an apology his position was untenable. The insider added: “Things blew up and Piers said he didn't want to host the show any more - his
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