Prime Minister Calls Morgan’s Mother Following A&E Wait, Sending Flowers and Offering Support

Piers Morgan has revealed that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak personally reached out to his 79-year-old mother after she had a difficult experience in A&E, which he had discussed during a TV interview. The broadcaster challenged Sunak over the state of the NHS, sharing the details of his mother’s lengthy wait in an A&E corridor, following a heart attack.

Morgan described how, despite being driven to the hospital by ambulance, his mother was left on a trolley for nearly seven hours before being seen. He compared the situation to a “war zone.” In response, Sunak called the account “shocking” and admitted that performance in A&E and ambulance waiting times were “not good enough.”

However, Sunak maintained that the NHS challenges stemmed from the backlog caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, denying that the Conservative Party had failed the NHS since taking power in 2010.

In a follow-up on his TalkTV show, Morgan disclosed that the Prime Minister had reached out to his mother after the interview. While initially reluctant to share the details, Morgan felt it was important to counter some of the criticism Sunak had received, especially from journalist Isabel Oakeshott.

Morgan explained: “He called her for 10 minutes and had a really lovely chat with her.” He also mentioned that Sunak had sent a large bouquet of flowers to his mother, which she was very touched by. The flowers and phone call were greatly appreciated by Morgan’s mother, who was moved by the Prime Minister’s personal gesture.