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Stephen Fry fires back at Lord Digby Jones after he takes aim at Alex Scott’s accent

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Scott, who also made 140 appearances for England has been widely praised for her presenting and punditry work.She is hosting the BBC’s Tokyo Olympics coverage alongside fellow household names such as Dan Walker and Gabby Logan.Lord Digby’s tweet was met with waves of criticism.Deborah Meaden was among those to praise Fry’s response, writing: “Ok… @stephenfry has said all that needs to be said.

Thank you.”BBC presenter Gary Lineker said responded: "I wonder which accents are acceptable to Lord Snobbery of Digby?"Team GB currently sits sixth in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic medal table with 28 awarded.This includes eight golds, nine silver and 11 bronze..

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