Alan Sugar uses Good Morning Britain appearance to hit back at Donald Trump’s claims that he was too POOR to host The Apprentice

LORD Alan Sugar used his appearance on Good Morning Britain today to hit back at Donald Trump's claims he was initially considered too poor to host the UK version of The Apprentice.

Lord Sugar was interviewed by long-time sparring partner Piers Morgan, who played him footage in which Trump - who starred in the US version of The Apprentice - poked fun at his British counterpart.

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Piers played footage from his interview with the Republican nominee

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Dismissing the claim as "rubbish", Lord Sugar said: "I once challenged him, saying look let's write a cheque out for £100million and present to the bank and see which one got paid.

"He said: 'If you got £100million you're not a good businessman'".

Piers then asked Lord Sugar if he could write that cheque and The Apprentice host stated: "Absolutely."

Piers then joked that Lord Sugar should add the name "Piers Morgan" to that cheque.

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Lord Sugar even went one step further and attempted to goad Trump into firing him, declaring: "I wish he would give me my P45!... Fire me! He is not in my class."

However, Lord Sugar explained that Trump, who is running for the US presidency, is not actually his boss.

He said: "It's not actually got anything to do with the British Apprentice actually."

Lord Sugar has long been a critic of Trump's policies as he prepares for the US election next month.

He said: "I just can't reconcile it in my mind [Trump running for president]."

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Piers did not give up attempting to rile Lord Sugar by telling him he won Trump's Celebrity Apprentice after previously appearing in the UK version.

But Lord Sugar retaliated by declaring he "coached" Piers to victory.

During his appearance on the show, Good Morning Britain co-host Susanna Reid declared she would need to "referee" if Alan and Piers's debate became too heated.

She even insisted she would need a "bell" to keep track of the rounds.

We told this week how a cousin of Apprentice wannabe Paul Sullivan is serving a life sentence for gunning down a music producer.

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