Just when we thought we’d heard the last of Captain Tom’s family, the pandemic hero’s disgraced family have been at it again. Subjecting themselves to a grilling at the hands of Piers Morgan, Captain Tom’s family admitted they would still keep the £800,000 his books generated – despite the public outcry over their flashy spending.

In 2020, 99-year-old Captain Tom wrote a trilogy of books, the sales of which boomed following his epic fundraising efforts during the first lockdown. In a clip from the interview which airs tonight on TalkTV, his daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, admitted that the family pocketed the £800,000 from the books instead of putting the money into the charitable Captain Tom Foundation. Ingram-Moore said she did so because this was in line with Captain Tom’s wishes.

In a new clip published today, her husband Colin has now admitted they would do it all again.

In the interview, Morgan asked the family, ‘Given all the attention that’s now been put on you as a family, all the criticism, would you, if you had your time again, keep that money?’ To which Colin replied: ‘Yes. You know, it was his money, his income. And just because the charity happened to be called the Captain Tom Foundation doesn’t mean that his assets are all suddenly owned by the charity.’

This revelation comes hot on the heals of the criticism Captain Tom’s family has faced after they splashed out on a pool and spa complex at their £1.2 million Bedfordshire home. They have since been ordered to tear down the building by the local council.

Something tells Mr Steerpike this won’t be the last revelation we will be hearing from this particular family…

“Would you, if you had your time again, keep that money?”

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— Piers Morgan Uncensored (@PiersUncensored) October 12, 2023