Piers Morgan: GMB host warns ‘gutless’ Matt Hancock to ‘stop lying’ over NHS in fiery rant

“Is it £50,0000…” he said before Reid corrected him: “50,000 more nurses. You have to forgive us for being slightly confused.”

Susanna remarked she interviewed Nicky Morgan earlier in the week who revealed the number of nurses was in fact 31,000.

“No, 31,000 new nurses, 50,000 more nurses in total. Some nurses do leave the NHS and I want to reduce the amount of nurses that leave the NHS and go and work elsewhere,” the Health Secretary explained.

“By reducing the number that leave, you increase the number that are there, by definition,” he continued.

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV at 6.30am.

source: express.co.uk