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Jasmine Allday

Gary Lineker's former BBC colleague Mark Lawrenson slams his Nazi Germany comments

Gary Lineker's former BBC colleague has said he was "totally wrong" after he appeared to draw comparisons between the government's new Illegal Migration Bill and Nazi Germany.

Mark Lawrenson hit out at his former colleague's comments, which were made on social media. Whilst he said everyone was entitled to say what they wanted, he felt the comment about the Nazis was "absolutely totally wrong".

However, Mark stopped short of saying his former colleague should be sacked for his comments. Despite him personally disagreeing with the comments, he said Gary should be allowed to share his personal view about the bill.

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