Piers Morgan slams ‘disrespectful’ troll who refused to clap for Captain Tom and tells them to ‘stay in their basement’

PIERS Morgan has slammed a “disrespectful” troll who refused to clap for Captain Tom Moore last night, telling them to “stay in their basement”. 

The outspoken GMB presenter clapped back at someone who asked in a tweet what clapping for the national hero and war veteran would achieve. 

Last night the nation came out to pay their respects to Captain Sir Tom Moore, 100, who died this week.

However, one Twitter user wrote: “And prey tell what does standing at your front door clapping like a demented seal actually achieve ? [sic]”

Clearly angered, Piers, 55, replied to the provocative tweet: "It returns the respect to Captain Sir Tom that he showed this country when he fought in WW2 & later raised £39m for the NHS."

He went on: "But nobody's forcing you to do it. You can stay in your basement, spewing your disrespectful sh*t with the freedom Tom risked his life for you to enjoy."

Brits across the country came out to celebrate Tom last night, including celebrities Katie Price and Georgia Toffolo.

The war veteran, who raised £32million for the NHS, died following a battle with Covid and pneumonia.

Katie, 42, stepped out with her boyfriend Carl Woods, 31, alongside kids Princess, 13, Jett, seven, and Bunny, six.

She said: "Hey guys, this is our clap for Tom Moore. Respect and rest in peace.";

Made In Chelsea's Georgia Toffolo, 26, also stepped out of her home to clap the hero.  

This isn't Piers's first clap back at those who admitted they wouldn't be clapping for Captain Tom.

Piers revealed he had blocked TV star Beverley Turner on Twitter last night after she said she wouldn't clap for the war hero.

The broadcaster, who presented BBC daytime show Homes Live, was branded "pathetic" by the 55-year-old GMB host.

It came after Beverley, former wife of Olympic rower James Cracknell, tweeted: "Sir Tom Moore and his family did a brilliant job of raising £ for the nhs.

"It's great that he lived to 100! It's awesome that he got one last fab holiday.

"But I'm not clapping in the St to maintain the fear that imminent death is all around & we're all in this together. We're not."

Piers retweeted her comment, which came minutes before thousands of Brits took to the streets to pay tribute at 6pm, writing: "This is so pathetic."

The mum-of-three, who has appeared alongside Piers on Good Morning Britain in the past, later told followers that he had blocked her.

The move means she is no longer able to see any of his Twitter posts.

Beverley, 47, insisted she thought Captain Tom was "awesome" and "heroic" but said she was not onboard with last night's clap in his memory.

She wrote: "What EXACTLY do you think we're being asked to think about when we clap? A feverishness of FEAR. MOST people are still not at risk of dying."