Lisa Nandy has lambasted broadcaster Piers Morgan after he said the negative press coverage of the Duchess of Sussex had "nothing to do with her skin colour".

The Labour leadership hopeful questioned how the Good Morning Britain presenter can understand people's experiences of racism because he has never had to deal with "ingrained prejudice".

Ms Nandy, whose father is Indian, was asked during an interview on the ITV show whether Britain is an inherently racist country following the Sussexes' decision to step back from royal life.

She replied: "I think Britain is a much more decent country than some sections of the media would have us believe.

"I represent a town in the North of England where working-class people have come out consistently over decades and driven out the far-right - we saw off Tommy Robinson last year.

"I think this country is far more decent than we're portrayed by some sections of the media and the way that Meghan Markle was treated, I didn't like it at all."

She said the coverage of Meghan had not shown the British media in its best light, but Morgan said the duchess simply did not like the negative coverage she had received.

He said it had "nothing to do with her skin colour" and "nothing to do with her gender".

"It's just that they've done stuff that the British public - and the media reflect British public opinion most of the time - just thought was wrong."

Ms Nandy hit back, saying: "Well, if you don't mind me saying, how on earth would you know, as somebody who has never had to deal with ingrained prejudice? You're not in a position to understand people who have."

Morgan said the media had been "universal in their outpouring of praise and support", until the royal wedding, for a biracial woman entering the monarchy.

The Wigan MP replied: "I said it was a real shame that some sections of the media had treated this in the way that they did, because most of the media - including many local papers - are allies in the fight against racism and discrimination in Britain and I would much rather that their voices were heard."