'Real passion' Piers Morgan praises 'impressive' Rishi Sunak amid Tory leadership debate

Piers Morgan, 57, hit out after Conservative leader candidate Liz Truss declared the jury was out on French President Emmanuel Macron, insisting she would judge him by "actions, not words".

A big spike in power bills is due when regulators at Ofgem announce the revised energy price cap on Friday.

Tyson Fury will lose a £1million bet with Piers Morgan if he comes out of retirement to face Oleksandr Usyk.The Gypsy King has claimed on numerous occasions that his victory against Dillian Whyte in April was the final fight of his career, though is believed to be in talks with Usyk over a title unification bout following the Ukrainian's win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday.Speaking about his bet with Morgan, Fury continued to insist that he was retired, though promised to pay the former Good Morning Britain host should he be tempted back into the squared circle.READ MORE: Tyson Fury sets Oleksandr Usyk deadline after naming 'obscene' asking price"I'm going to owe Piers Morgan a million pounds, in pound coins," he admitted on talkSPORT.Fury claims he wants £500million to fight Usyk, and has given potential financiers a deadline of September 1 to come up with the money."To all the suitors out there who want to make the fight, I'm going to give you all seven days, until September 1 to come up with the money; if not, thank you very much, it's been a blast and I'm retired," the 34-year-old said.Which would you rather see: Fury vs Usyk or the look on Piers Morgan's face when he's told he's not getting £1million? Let us know in the comments section below.Should Fury and Usyk agree a deal it will be the first time since 1999 that the heavyweight division would be unified - and the first time in the five-belt era.Fury's promoters, Bob Arum and Frank Warren, are confident the undisputed fight can be made. December 17 is being plotted as a potential date, though Warren is reportedly put off hosting it in the UK due to the lack of available venues."At the end of the day, it’s where the most money can be generated.

Piers Morgan was branded "unhinged" and accused of "unjustified hatred" towards Meghan Markle by political activist Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamim on social media. However, the former Good Morning Britain presenter, 57, has since taken to Twitter to oppose the suggestion his comments were racially motivated as "disgusting and defamatory"."Piers Morgan's latest attack on Meghan Markle is unhinged & other usual media suspects trying to discredit [her podcast] #Archetypes demonstrate their unjustified hate for her," Dr Shola wrote on Twitter in view of her 156,100 followers.She continued: "It's not criticism (objective or otherwise).

Good Morning Britain viewers have had a change of heart after Robert Rinder's most recent appearance on the ITV breakfast show. The TV personality best known as Judge Rinder has made several appearances on the news programme this year alongside different co-hosts.

Piers Morgan has taken to Twitter to mock Meghan Markle's podcast episode.The former Good Morning Britain presenter, 57, was quick to react following the release of Meghan's first episode of her podcast series, Archetypes, which recived a one-star review from some critics.TalkTV personality Piers took to Twitter to air his thoughts in view of his 7.9 million followers.Piers wrote: "The reviews are in.." followed by a laughing emoji.The TV star reposted a review from The Times which awarded the podcast just one star.It claimed that the podcast, which saw the Duchess of Sussex speak with tennis star Serena Williams, was "packed with tinkly music and vapid chat".Following Piers' review, his fans were quick to take to the comments to ait their thoughts on the subject.Twitter user @SShatterface replied: "I haven’t listened to it, and don’t really intend to do so, but the fact it’s p****d you off so much automatic makes it a 5star masterpiece."However, others defended the star for his take, with @grahal1 commenting: "Love @piersmorgan, it's so refreshing to see someone telling it like it is.. tells us all we need to know."@EmmaSR1 also added: "I listened, wanting to give it a fair go…but have to wholeheartedly agree with rating.

Piers Morgan has taken another swipe at Meghan Markle after she spoke openly about the "negative connotations" associated with ambitious women. The Duchess of Sussex spoke candidly on the first episode of her new podcast Archetypes where she expressed that she never felt the negative effects of the word "ambitious" until she started courting her husband Prince Harry.

Piers Morgan took to Twitter today and addressed Meghan Markle's candid admission after she relived the shocking moment in her newly released podcast.The Duchess of Sussex described how the incident, which saw baby Archie's room catch fire, had left her "shaken" and "in tears".The TalkTV presenter has since taken to the micro-blogging and sparked critcism online as he reacted to the royal's candid anecdote.The former Good Morning Britain presenter suggested despite the heartwrenching incident "nobody was harmed".The 41-year-old discussed the moment with her friend and tennis star Serena Williams on Archetypes podcast which aired on Tuesday.Meghan explained she had been visiting Nyanga, a suburb of Cape Town, with Prince Harry in 2019.In view of his 7.9 million followers, Piers retweeted a post from ITV's royal correspondent Chris Ship's account, which read: "READ: Meghan Markle says Archie's room caught fire during her and Harry’s Royal Tour of South Africa and it left everyone in tears - and yet she still had to an official engagement that night which she said doesn’t 'make any sense'.Piers shared his thoughts on the Duchess of Sussex's tearful admission and wrote: "He wasn’t even in the room & nobody was harmed."Can you imagine the Queen whining about having to an engagement in this circumstance? Markle’s victimhood knows no bounds."But the broadcaster's remarks sparked some backlash online as social media user's reacted, as royal fans offered their support to the Sussexes.Twitter user, @BigSister penned: "She's recounting an anecdote. Give it a rest Piers."@Bumble wrote: "It's the thoughts of what could have happened that's upsetting."@Dandylione penned: "What an awful thing to happen.

Piers Morgan has claimed Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag "should be fired" for his decision to bench Cristiano Ronaldo for the crucial clash against Liverpool. Despite handing in a transfer request earlier in the window, Ronaldo, 37, is still yet to seal an exit from Old Trafford after Chelsea, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid all ruled themselves out of signing the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.

People will be “on the streets” and the UK will face face civil unrest this winter unless households are given more help to pay skyrocketing energy bills, a Conservative MP has predicted.

Piers Morgan, Mo Gilligan, and Nicola Adams are among those who have reacted to the Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk fight – and many viewers have been left divided.After a tense bout, Ukrainian fighter Usyk triumphed over AJ. While many commended the British fighter’s performance despite his defeat, others were left puzzled at AJ’s post-match speech, which saw him throw two of his opponent’s belts out of the ring.Broadcaster Piers branded AJ’s behaviour ’embarrassing.’‘Embarrassing antics at the end by Joshua,’ he tweeted. ‘He was beaten by a superior fighter who put on a magnificent performance of highly-skilled, supremely resilient boxing.

Russian superyacht is set to go up for auction next week after being seized when it's billionaire owner failed to pay off a £17million loan.The 224ft vessel, named Axioma, will be auctioned at Gibraltar's Admiralty Court and it's expected to go under the hammer for less than its estimated value.Onboard the enormous yacht, which sleep 12 people in six cabins and has space for 22 crew members, there's a 3D cinema, two swimming pools, a swim-in cocktail bar, Jacuzzi, spa, jet skis and scuba diving equipment.READ MORE: Powerful Putin propagandist's daughter killed in car bombing as dad watches onSome governments, including the UK, called for the proceeds of seized assets to help Ukrainian refugees - but the money raised from selling Axioma is believed to be going to JP Morgan.The yacht, owned by Putin's crony Dmitrievich Pumpyansky, was built in 2013 and was once available for millionaires to rent at up to £465,000 per week. Fuel costs for the vessel alone cost around £15,000 a week and crew can make upwards of £10,000 a week in tips.Famous faces who previously chartered the vessel include Kendall Jenner as well as Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton, reports the Daily Mail.Pumpyansky made his almost £2 billion fortune on oil and gas pipelines as the owner of steel pipe manufacturer OAO TMK, a supplier to the Russian owned energy company Gazprom.Since Russia invaded Ukraine earlier this year, Pumpyansky has been banned from the UK, EU and the US.

Kirstie Allsopp has become embroiled in a Twitter row with Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar and revived an old spat with Piers Morgan. The Location, Location, Location star is far from a rookie when it comes to online arguments, having previously labelled former Good Morning Britain host Piers a ‘repulsive bully. ’Now Kirstie has hit back at entrepreneur Sugar after he told her to ‘shut up’ when she replied to his tweet.

Piers Morgan has responded after Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand Goop shared content referring to men in unusual ways. One article branded men "penis-bearing people", while another called them "the people with a prostate".

Gwyneth Paltrow was slammed by Piers Morgan this week over hilariously woke posts on the website for her lifestyle brand Goop.One Goop article called men 'penis-bearing people' while offering a tutorial on penis rings, and another referred to men as 'the people with a prostate.' 'Gwyneth is talking absurd virtue-signaling goop,' Piers, 57, exclaimed, according to The Sun. 'A penis-bearing person is called a MAN.

Rishi Sunak has announced he would ban new smart motorways from being created, clamp down on rogue parking fines, and review low traffic neighbourhoods to combat what he calls a “war on motorists”.

Both of the candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister launched stinging attacks on Andy Burnham during a hustings event in the city tonight (Friday)

The couple have been married since 2010 and have been happily loved up the whole time.However, Celia recently opened up about how she took a six-week hiatus from her husband. Because they spent so much time together during the pandemic, she decided to take a “marriage sabbatical”. In a column she recently wrote, Celia explained it was the longest time they had spent apart in years. She assured readers that there were no problems with the marriage, but they simply decided to give each other some space.Celia believed it could be an essential part of maintaining a happy home life. However in a very frank Instagram post on Wednesday, the mum-of-one said she had regrets about writing the column. Writing about her and Piers' time apart, Celia wrote: "I've just come to the end of a six-week marriage sabbatical - as in, six weeks away from my husband and marriage."It's the longest we've spent apart since the start of the pandemic. “In fact, I don't think we've spent more than a couple of nights apart for over two years, and he'll agree with me when I say: every married couple (who has lived through three lockdowns) should do this."There was nothing wrong. We weren't glitching."She explained it wasn’t “natural” for couples to spend “every waking minute” together. In her column for The Telegraph, she reminded couples to carry out the sabbatical “safely”. Piers and Celia have since reunited following their marriage sabbatical.However, she playfully admitted to her 52,800 followers that she wished she hadn't shared so much. Sharing a screenshot of the article, she captioned the post: "Seemed like a great idea when I was writing this.

Rishi Sunak has accused Andy Burnham of 'failing' to get a grip on crime in Greater Manchester - and has pledged to give councillors greater powers to hold mayors to account if he wins the race to Number 10. The comments come as Mr Sunak, who is trailing rival Liz Truss in the polls, heads to Manchester for a Tory hustings event on Friday.