An irate Jeremy Clarkson today went to war with his former employer over their coverage of the farmers’ protest during a fiery interview where he angrily declared: ‘Typical BBC. You people’.
The star became exasperated with Victoria Derbyshire – and accused her of failing to be impartial – while speaking to her on Whitehall, which was packed with more than 10,000 other protesters upset about Labour’s inheritance tax grab.
The argument began when Ms Derbyshire had questioned whether he was there for himself rather than British farmers, asking him: ‘So it’s not about you, your farm and to avoid inheritance attack?’.
A clearly taken aback Mr Clarkson immediately rolled his eyes and said: ‘Classic BBC there. Classic’. Ms Derbyshire shot back: ‘Is it?’, referring to an article in the Sunday Times where he wrote about the tax benefits of buying a farm.
A now visibly angry Clarkson continued: ‘Typical BBC. You people’. He then disputed her claim that it was a ‘fact’ that he bought his…
