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Piers Morgan and Ross Greer have been at loggerheads again this morning after yesterday's Twitter spat which saw Morgan call Greer a 'thick ginger turd'.

The young politician appeared on Good Morning Britain to have it out with the aggrieved host who took to bitter name calling after Greer called Winston Churchill a 'white supremacist' on social media.

As Piers got more furious, he was surprised to be given a taste of his own medicine when Green MSP Greer appeared to call him a 'snowflake'.

Yesterday, Greer replied to a Conservative Party tweet highlighting the 54th anniversary of the former prime minister's death with a very controversial comment.

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The Tory tweet said: "Today marks the anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill, who died in 1965 at the age of 90. For many, the greatest Briton to have ever lived."

Greer, 24, replied: "Once again for the people in the back: Churchill was a white supremacist mass murderer."

His reply generated a lot of anger, with Morgan saying: "And you're a thick ginger turd who'd be spewing this filth in German if it wasn't for Churchill."

Referring back to the original conversation, Greer said on GMB: "This is about us taking a rounded view of history."

Morgan interrupted, hitting back: “You have no rounded view of history. You’re just a Churchill hater.”

Greer replied: “We’re unable to talk about this without folk like yourself Piers having a tantrum. That’s very snowflake of you.”

Morgan said: “I’m not a snowflake about Winston Churchill. I know he was a flawed character. I also know that he almost single-handedly dragged this country from the abyss in World War 2.”

When Greer tells Morgan his comment is “wildly ahistorical,” the host mishears it as “wildly historical,” leading him to believe Greer has confirmed Morgan is right.

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Susanna Reid told the MSP he seemed to be "articulating a completely isolated, unique version of history" and suggested that "everybody celebrates Sir Winston Churchill".

Greer responded "No, they don't - if you go to India, Ireland, Kenya, they absolutely don't. If you come to communities like Clydebank, that I represent, if you go to the South Wales Valleys, these mining communities...

"The problem is these points of view, that have been long-held since Churchill did things to these communities, have not been allowed to get out there because the prevailing narrative is of a war hero who you cannot speak ill of.

"But he is a complex character and we must start being honest about our own history."

Reid said: "You can be critical but the way that you're speaking about him - a white supremacist, mass murderer.... and it's the equivalence with Hitler which I think people find really offensive."

Greer said that he did not draw an equivalence between Churchill and Hitler but stated that one of Churchill's cabinet ministers did.

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Reid added: "No-one is denying that every historical hero should be scrutinised, but the use of the language is so offensive."

The live TV debate got a huge reaction on Twitter, with both Ross Greer and Piers Morgan trending on social media across the country.

Many slated Piers for his furious reaction and believed he lacked knowledge on the subject.

One user wrote: “'Single handedly dragged this country from the abyss.' That’s the real offensive part in all this. The blood of working class men was spilled all over Europe, and Piers Morgan thinks fascism was defeated from Downing Street."

Another told Greer: "Very interesting debate, I'd probably say you beat @PiersMorgan there. Very knowledgeable, and whilst Piers tried to have some knowledge he let his emotions get the better of him as per which diluted his argument and resulted to loud insults."

A third user wrote: Very proud of @Ross_Greer a very intelligent man unlike@piersmorgan who constantly reads of a briefing paper which he probably only read before airtime. Your also a BULLY , #shameonyou"

But many also blasted Greer over his comments and for brazenly defending his controversial position on TV.

One angry user wrote: "What a disgrace Ross Greer is he should be ashamed to call himself a British citizen and a 'MSP'."

One embarrassed Scot said: "I'm Scottish and from the West and at this particular moment extremely embrassed by @Ross_Greer on @GMB. He is blinkered in his opinions and acting like a child. Cannot believe he is representing us! Unbelieveable. Apologies."

Another wrote: "Proper cheeky little ginger on @GMB today! Rude AF. Bet he sells juice plus on the side. How can he slate on of the greatest prime ministers this country has ever had. @Ross_Greer u ok Hun?"