Martin Lewis
After the interview, which was branded a car crash for Mr Hancock, many fans and loathers praised Piers for how he held the MP to account.
But he wasn t interested in being liked.
Taking to Twitter after the interview caused a stir on social media, Piers wrote: Always amuses me, after an interview like this morning s with Mr Hancock, how many people start tweets with the words I don t like Piers Morgan but.., A) I don t care about liked b) No journalist should care about being liked, he retorted.
Martin Lewis admits envy over Piers Morgan s TV advantage as he struggles with abuse (Image: ITV)