Lord Alan Sugar responds to Gary Lineker BBC row comments and gets into heated spat with Piers Morgan

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Lord Sugar has had his say on the Gary Lineker row after his name was mentioned by his ex-pal Piers Morgan and other stars to highlight the BBC's alleged hypocrisy.

On Friday evening, the BBC announced that Lineker had been pulled off air from Saturday's Match Of The Day after a tweet of his appeared to draw comparisons between the government's new Illegal Migration Bill and Nazi Germany, writes The Mirror.Lineker commented on the controversial bill which was unveiled by home secretary Suella Braverman on Tuesday, saying it was "beyond awful", later adding: "This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s."And after the comment, a number of celebrities have since spoken up about the situation and shown their support for Lineker after the legendary footballer refused to delete his tweet, with the issue turning into a freedom of speech debate.Wildlife presenter Chris Packham shared tweets from Lord Sugar – who he said was a BBC employee - criticising transport union boss Mick Lynch over strike action.In December 2022, Lord Sugar tweeted: “Hello Mick Lynch hope you are happy yourself bringing the country to its knees over Xmas.“You don’t fool me waiting for the employers to come to table.

You love the publicity. Your members would like to earn what you get. Why don’t you waive your salary.”In another tweet, he added: “Mick Lynch loves the cameras.

He got stitched up on @GMB today. Next thing he’ll be doing Strictly or appearing on Graham Norton. Anyone know how much he is paid.”Chris wrote alongside Lord Sugar’s tweets: "How about some essential balance?