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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Small boats: Gary Lineker to be ‘spoken to’ after comparing Tory policy to Nazi Germany

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Gary Lineker will be given a talking-to by the BBC following a tweet in which he appeared to compare the Tory government’s attempted crackdown on small boats to Nazi Germany.

Tory MPs called the Match Of The Day host’s comments “foul, ill-conceived and disgraceful” and called on the broadcaster to take action.

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