Top of the pops was Jeremy Clarkson, who received 21 per cent. Nigel Farage was the choice of 12 percent of those polled.
The news that Mr Clarkson is the fans favourite may come as a bitter-sweet surprise to the former Daily Mirror editor.
The two famously clashed at the 2004 press awards, becoming involved in an unseemly brawl.
Owen Jones is definitely not Britain s choice to replace Piers Morgan (Image: Getty)
His outspoken criticism of the Duchess of Sussex resulted in over 41,000 complaints (Image: Getty)
In 2003, the Mr Clarkson, host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire , allegedly threw a glass of wine at Piers as they boarded Concorde s last flight.
Having spoken to both parties, therefore no internal investigation, they told Metro.co.uk.
In addition, the corporation explained that Piers is known for engaging in heated exchanges, when criticism is levelled against him .
They further explained: In terms of the separate issue of social media exchanges, we understand some producers wish to express their views on their personal platforms, and we also think it is widely understood that Piers is a prolific and long-standing user of social media where he is well known for engaging in robust, heated exchanges, when criticism is levelled against him.
Piers Morgan reacted to the open letter on Twitter (Image: ITV)
PIERS MORGAN has taken a swipe at Good Morning Britain co-star Alex Beresford on Twitter, after the latter claimed he has never seen his show, Life Stories.