Frank Warren in furious Gary Lineker rant over ‘Nazi Germany’ claim as he asks ‘What the f*** are you talking about?'
dailyrecord.co.ukBoxing promoter Frank Warren has hit back at England football legend Gary Lineker with a fiery retort to the BBC host's views on UK migration.Lineker was controversially removed from his Match of the Day hosting duties last year after he likened the Conservative government's migration plan to that of Nazi Germany.
The government sought to prevent tens of thousands of migrants from crossing the English Channel annually with a new bill that denied asylum to those who reached the UK by unauthorised means, deporting them "to their home country or a safe third country."Lineker faced suspension from the Beeb after he labelled the plan as "immeasurably cruel" on X (formerly known as Twitter) and compared the government's language to "not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s." Now, Warren, a proud Londoner, argues that Lineker was wrong to criticise the policy so vocally, insisting that "the floodgates have opened," adding "And it is changing the fabric of our society, there's no doubt about that," he told The Telegraph. "I don't think you should have to be ashamed about being British.
But if you're a white guy, over 50 years of age, you're starting to be treated as an outsider, as if you don't matter."At 72, he doesn't necessarily see himself as an outsider, stating: "Not particularly.
I'm lucky. I'm in a business where people want free tickets. But I do see the issue elsewhere, and I don't think it's right.
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