BBC Question Time host Fiona Bruce was forced to apologise after an audience member used the F-word during a discussion about Gary Lineker's controversial Twitter post. The incident occurred as the panel debated Lineker's comments comparing the government's illegal immigration crackdown to language used in 1930s Germany.
The audience member said: 'If anything we need more people like Gary Lineker to speak the truth to the power. The comparison to the Second World War is perfectly fine because the human rights convention was created after our experiences then.' The BBC cut the audio as he continued speaking.
Bruce responded: 'Obviously I'm going to have to apologise for the use of the F-word but you made your point with passion.' Later, the same audience member heckled immigration minister Robert Jenrick as he branded Lineker's comments 'completely unacceptable'.
Jenrick said: 'In honesty, I don't really care what Gary Lineker says, I care about what the British public think. The British public are sick of the boats and they want to see the Government taking action.' He added: 'What Gary Lineker said was completely unacceptable, there's absolutely no comparison between trying to take action on this important issue and what happened in Germany in the 1930s. That was a shallow comparison.'
Jenrick, whose children are grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, urged more intelligent dialogue. Lineker has refused to back down, tweeting that he looks forward to presenting Match of the Day this weekend.
