BREAKING: Gary Lineker says he stands by his comments after he criticised the government's Illegal Migration Bill as 'immeasurably cruel' and compared language used to announce it as 'not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s' 📺 Sky 501
He then tweeted:"Great to see the freedom of speech champions out in force this morning demanding silence from those with whom they disagree."Minutes later he posted in a follow-up tweet:"I have never known such love and support in my life than I'm getting this morning . I want to thank each and every one of you. It means a lot. I'll continue to try and speak up for those poor souls that have no voice. Cheers all.
"Gary Lineker is paid for by the British taxpayer and it's disappointing that he is so far out of step with the British public."
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