Lineker to avoid BBC suspension as Braverman says ‘Nazi’ comparison offended her because husband is Jewish.
Suella Braverman has accused Gary Lineker of diminishing the Holocaust as ministers engaged in an open row with the BBC presenter over his criticism of their asylum plans.
The former England striker likened the language used to launch the new Conservative policy to that of Nazi Germany.
The home secretary said she found his comments “offensive” because her husband is Jewish.
“My children are therefore directly descendant from people who were murdered in gas chambers during the Holocaust,” she told the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast.
“To kind of throw out those kind of flippant analogies diminishes the unspeakable tragedy that millions of people went through and I don’t think anything that is happening in the UK today can come close to what happened in the Holocaust.
“So I find it a lazy and unhelpful comparison to make.”
Lineker suggested he will avoid suspension by the BBC for his comments.
The BBC has said it is taking the matter “seriously” and expects to have a “frank conversation” with the presenter, who confirmed he had spoken to director-general Tim Davie.
Lineker tweeted: “Well, it’s been an interesting couple of days. Happy that this ridiculously out of proportion story seems to be abating and very much looking forward to presenting @BBCMOTD on Saturday.”
He told reporters outside his London home that he stands by his criticism of the immigration policy and does not fear suspension. AOL.
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