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PIERS Morgan made Susanna Reid laugh with an impression of 'racist' viewers after he banned them from watching Good Morning Britain.

The presenter says he has banned people who are 'racist and stupid' from watching the show as Black Lives Matter protests erupt across the country.

 Piers Morgan made co-host Susanna Reid laugh with his impression of racists
Piers Morgan made co-host Susanna Reid laugh with his impression of racistsCredit: ITV
 Piers said he had banned racists from watching the ITV show
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Piers said he had banned racists from watching the ITV showCredit: ITV

The ban started when Piers and Susanna discussed Yorkshire Tea and PG Tips telling a customer not to buy their tea again for not supporting Black Lives Matter.

Piers said: "She'll actually think she's banned and won't be able to buy Yorkshire Tea and PG Tips.

"That's the thing about racists, they're so thick they'll think, 'Oh, I better not buy PG Tips, I've been banned for being racist.'

He then spoke of the abuse he received on Twitter for supporting the protests, that erupted in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of American police.

 The tweet that sparked the conversation
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The tweet that sparked the conversationCredit: ITV
 Piers banned the viewers from watching
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Piers banned the viewers from watchingCredit: ITV

Piers continued: "The other day on Twitter I said can all stupid people stop following me and some of them did."

Piers then did his impression of how he believed they would react to being banned, making Susanna laugh.

The presenter said: "Some bloke on Twitter giving me some - we were given so much Twitter abuse by racists yesterday - and I just said, look, you're banned. From ever watching us again. You, your family. Banned from ever watching us again."

He adds: "Yes that's it, lifetime ban from Good Morning Britain for not just being racist but stupid."

 Lawyer Earl Gray stormed out of the interview
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Lawyer Earl Gray stormed out of the interviewCredit: ITV

This came after Piers' interview with lawyer Earl Gray ended with the guest storming out of the interview.

The lawyer was being grilled for defending Minnesota police officer Thomas Lane after he was charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder.

However, the interview turned fiery and ended with the lawyer slamming his laptop down as he accused Piers of "talking bad" about his client.

This came as Piers said Thomas Lane should have intervened to stop Derek Chauvin from kneeling on George Floyd's neck.

 He is defending police officer Thomas Lane
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He is defending police officer Thomas LaneCredit: Rex Features

The interview ended with Earl saying: "Because he did not show his hands. Once he put his hands on the steering wheel, he put the gun in his holster. Why did he do that? Because his hands were shown. They were on the steering wheel. There. Goodnight. Happy Birthday."

The interview comes as thousands of Americans took to the streets of their respective states to decry the killing of the 46-year-old dad during his brutal arrest in Minneapolis on May 25.

They were detaining Floyd on suspicion of forgery and Derek pinned to the floor next to the rear wheel of a squad car with his knee.

Piers Morgan furious after lawyer storms from interview as he's grilled for defending George Floyd police officer
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