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Controversial British broadcaster Piers Morgan has asked a UK politician to follow the lead of the New Zealand government and take a cut in wages.
The brief exchange occurred during an interview with Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Good Morning Britain.
The politician previously confronted the British press for suggesting that Premier League footballers should cut wages.
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Piers Morgan attends the annual BGC Global Chariry Day at BGC Partners on September 11, 2015 in London, England. (file photo)
Morgan, a sensational and divisive former newspaper editor, often mired in scandal, picked up the ball and ran with it.
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“He is going to receive a cut in wages, as he urges footballers to do, and as the government is doing in New Zealand, yes or no,” Morgan asked Hancock.
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Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock presents the Coronavirus bill in the House of Commons for its second reading, in London, Monday, March 23, 2020. (file photo).
The health secretary said he would not, and instead proposed working every hour necessary in the battle against the coronavirus, before Morgan intervened.
It is important to note that I asked Hancock this question primarily because the Prime Minister of New Zealand @jacindaardern And his cabinet has just cut his own salary by 20% for 6 months. https://t.co/DWK3ArCxaa
– Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 16, 2020
“They were very censorship of footballers, for reasons I really didn’t understand, given that they are just a group of well-paid people in the country.”
“You are a well paid person, some of your cabinets are billionaires.
“It could be quite nice if you follow the example of the New Zealand government and take a cut in wages, that’s all I suggest. And you say you won’t do that.”
Morgan later turned to Twitter to say he asked the question because of the pay cut taken by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the cabinet.
The Prime Minister and CEO of Health, Ashley Bloomfield, will have a 20% pay cut, along with all public sector ministers and CEOs.
The cut will last six months.
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