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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Sophie Huskisson

Gary Lineker tears into Tory minister over 'clumsy football analogy' in Twitter row

Gary Lineker became embroiled in a Twitter spat with Tory minister Penny Mordaunt after she used a bizarre football analogy to criticise Labour.

Ms Mordaunt accused Labour of "borrowing from the Gary Lineker playbook" as it tries to jump on opportunities like a "goal hanger" - a player who stays close to the goal waiting for a chance to score.

In response to a video of her making the comments in the chamber, England's fourth-highest goal scorer tweeted: "Thank you for mentioning me in your clumsy analogy.

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