Piers Morgan says Emily Maitlis has been 'thrown to the wolves'

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Piers Morgan has again backed Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis, insisting she was ‘thrown to the wolves’ after BBC said her comments on Dominic Cummings ‘did not meet’ its standards of impartiality.

In a later statement on Thursday, the broadcaster added amid its censure that it was bound to speak if it ‘overstepped the mark’ in its coverage.

The Good Morning Britain presenter had previously backed the journalist, alongside the likes of Stacey Dooley and Susanna Reid, after she took Wednesday night off presenting following criticism from viewers.

People accused the seasoned host of ‘editorialising’ a monologue on senior government aide Cummings, in which she accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Number 10 of ‘blind loyalty’ to Cummings in the ongoing row over the aide’s lockdown trip to County Durham.

Now Morgan has come out swinging once more, as he shared a message on Thursday, saying the BBC’s move was ‘pathetic’.

He wrote: ‘If you want to see what real ‘overstepping the mark’ is, I suggest you tune into @GMB on Monday.

‘Emily told the truth & it’s pathetic of the BBC to throw her to the wolves like this.

‘Fortunately my ITV bosses are made of tougher stuff.’