Fact check: Jeremy Clarkson’s remark on striking workers was a joke over balance

Jeremy Clarkson joins the farmers’ protest in central London over the changes to inheritance tax rules in the recent Budget (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

In the wake of farmers protesting against changes to inheritance tax in London, a social media user criticised television presenter Jeremy Clarkson’s previous record of political interventions.

The post on X, formerly Twitter, read: “You might ask where was Clarkson during the years of Austerity and cuts? I will tell you where HE was. He was saying … public sector workers should be shot dead for going on strike. That is where.”