Piers Morgan axes interview as guest gets extremely personal ‘You used to be a journalist’

Sep 7, 2017 by

by Adam Miller, Daily Express:

Patrick Strudwick, LGBT editor of Buzzfeed, appeared on Good Morning Britain to explain why the ITV show were wrong to give a homophobic doctor, who claimed to cure homosexuality, air-time yesterday, stressing it was dangerous to give such extremity a platform after recalling his own experiences.

Following defences from Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid, Patrick was unconvinced and went to town on the pair.

“Isn’t it vital to shine a light on something so…,” Susanna began.

Patrick interrupted: “You don’t shine a light by having Piers just shouting at someone.”

“You know what Patrick, I totally respect you,” Piers waded in. “Like I’ve said before, you’ve done a lot of important work in this area, I just don’t agree with you, and actually there becomes a point when…”

Patrick intervened again: “That’s because you changed. You used to be a journalist and now you’re just a narcissist.

“You’ve gone from exposing people to just shouting at them and there’s a big difference.”

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