Gary Lineker is defended by the Labor Party’s shadow communities secretary for a ‘Nazi’ tweet
Gary Lineker is defended by Labor Party’s shadow communities secretary over ‘Nazi’ tweet, as he breaks ranks with views of frontline party bosses
Labor leader Lisa Nandy has claimed that Gary Lineker was not referring to the Nazis in his controversial tweets about migrants.
The 62-year-old presenter of The Match Of The Day recently plunged the BBC into a civil war between his talent and management over an impartiality dispute.
Commenting on the government’s new illegal migration bill, Lineker called the small boat announcement an “immensely cruel policy targeting the most vulnerable people in language not unlike that used by Germany in the 1930s.” .
However, Ms Nandy, the Shadow Secretary of State for Escalation, Housing and Communities, has argued that she was not comparing the government to the Nazis.
“What people say Gary Lineker said is very different from what Gary Lineker actually said,” he said. sky news.
Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy speaks at an annual Labor Party conference in Liverpool.
Gary Lineker at the Etihad Stadium yesterday, where he made his return to television for the first time since his impartiality dispute with the BBC over controversial migrant tweets.
Protesters wear Gary Lineker masks during a Stand Up To Racism protest in George Square in Glasgow
“The government has wanted to say that they have been comparing this to the Nazis, they weren’t, and they would have totally condemned it if they had, I don’t think they would have.
“What he was pointing to was a chilling comparison to an environment where people are not free to challenge this kind of language and behavior.”
Ms Nandy’s views differed from those of her frontline Labor colleagues.
Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry insisted she would not have used the same words as Lineker, describing them as “really very unfortunate”.
Yvette Cooper, the shadow Home Secretary, also stated that she did not believe what Lineker said was correct.
The former English soccer player returned to our screens yesterday to present the quarterfinals of the FA Cup between Manchester City and Burnley at the Etihad Stadium.
However, Mark Chapman presented the highlights of the day’s game on Saturday night.
Lineker was also recently seen partying with celebrities like Paloma Faith and Mary Charteris at the launch of a new private members’ club amid the scandal surrounding his controversial tweets.
Earlier on Saturday morning, protesters wore masks emblazoned with Lineker’s face at a pro-refugee march in Glasgow.
Crowds descended on the Scottish city carrying banners reading ‘refugees welcome’ and ‘stop Rwanda’, a reference to Suella Braverman’s policy of deporting people who arrive in the UK illegally on small boats to the African country.
The interior minister reiterated the government’s controversial immigration policy yesterday as she made her first visit to Rwanda since taking office.
Ms Braverman said the plan “will act as a powerful deterrent against dangerous and illegal travel.”
The minister also hit back at critics of the deal, saying Rwanda can host “many thousands” of migrants, though none have yet been resettled.