Piers Morgan clashes with journalist over comments on King Charles’ cancer ‘sick pay’

Piers Morgan clashes with Ava Santina over King Charles' cancer sick payPiers Morgan Uncensored, TalkTV

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00:00 It is very sad that a man has got cancer, but let's remember he is

00:03 but a man, he is not any more special. He is the king. That does

00:08 make him quite special. He is a celebrity and it is always very sad

00:10 when celebrities are unwell and I completely appreciate that. However,

00:14 I would also say this is a really good moment in time to talk about

00:16 statutory sick pay. King Charles now does not have to work, he will

00:20 do his phone call with the Prime Minister or whatever, but he is not

00:22 going to his public engagement. He is 75 years old. Why would he want

00:27 to be so churlish? I am not being churlish. You think a 75-year-old

00:31 king has cancer, you are talking about statutory sick pay. Many women

00:35 today who have woken up and they might be 56, they might need to go

00:38 to work with cancer. Would they be working at 75 as hard as he does?

00:42 Do you know any 75-year-old that works as hard as he does? What hard?

00:46 75? Let's not get into this today because I feel bad because a man is

00:49 unwell and a family is unwell. You don't think he works hard? I

00:52 appreciate that. I think it is a pretty cushy job that many of us

00:55 could do. I think I would be fine being King of England. I could do

00:59 it as a side job. You would have to identify as a man, which I know