Jeremy Clarkson addresses a possible Top Gear return as he launches a blistering attack on the BBC
Jeremy Clarkson has insisted that he wouldn’t return to BBC’s Top Gear if asked after he was sacked in 2015 for punching a producer.
Despite previously claiming his firing was his ‘own silly fault’ he revealed he wouldn’t be tempted back to the corporation as he doesn’t think the show he loves would be made in the same way.
Writing for The Sunday Times, the 62-year-old presenter explained that he was confused by the public assumption that the BBC was a Conservative corporation, due to the fact the chairman is a Tory party donor, quipping the current mood is that ‘the Beeb is a festering maggot pit run by the bastard love children of Margaret Thatcher and Gordon Gekko.’
However, he claimed that the opposite was in fact true, stating that in his experience they wanted to keep the ‘festival of left-wing madness happy’.
It’s because of this he claimed that his version of Top Gear wouldn’t be made the same way because every show is now ‘pitch-perfect to the BLT+ community and the ethnic minority communities and the community communities.’
‘Not a chance’: Jeremy Clarkson has insisted that he wouldn’t return to BBC’s Top Gear if asked after he was sacked in 2015 for punching a producer
He scoffed: ‘Could I do Top Gear there now? Not a chance.’
MailOnline has contacted BBC for comment.
When Jeremy was fired from Top Gear his colleagues Richard Hammond and James May left alongside him, with the trio launching The Grand Tour on Amazon Prime.
Top Gear remained on the BBC and now has Paddy McGuiness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris at the helm.
Jeremy’s comments come as the BBC is said to be in a civil war between talent and management following the firestorm over Gary Lineker’s migrant tweets.
Gary sparked mutinous chaos at the BBC earlier this month when he was asked to step back from presenting Match of the Day after backlash over a tweet comparing the Government’s migrant crackdown to Nazi Germany.
It is understood Mr Davie and the chief content officer Charlotte Moore headed up to BBC Sport’s Media City offices in Salford, Manchester, on Tuesday to address the controversy with staff directly.
After a brief suspension, Gary returned to TV screens to present live coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley on Saturday.
Walked away: When Jeremy was fired from Top Gear in 2015 his colleagues Richard Hammond and James May left alongside him, with the trio launching The Grand Tour on Amazon Prime
But with teams gathered both in person and over video link, staff are said to have not been on side with Gary.
An insider told The Telegraph numerous people spoke out against the presenter in the meeting.
They said: ‘There was a sliding scale of anger among the rank and file between BBC management and Lineker. Someone even said that multi-millionaire presenters are now drawing the picket lines and expecting everyone else to join in.
‘One person pointed out that Gary had breached the social media guidelines before and been reprimanded for it, so what did he expect this time.
‘There was a lot of anger directed at the management for the way they have dealt with the crisis. But there was also anger directed at Lineker, not for his political view but because of how it has affected people’s jobs.’
The BBC has continued to suffer high-profile attacks from those on both sides of the debate.
Controversy: Jeremy’s comments come as the BBC is said to be in a civil war between talent and management following the firestorm over Gary Lineker’s migrant tweets
Source: Read Full Article