Tory MP tells Gary Lineker to offer his mansion for migrants to use after blasting Match of the Day host for ‘virtue signalling’ over record Channel crossings
- Ashfield MP Lee Anderson slammed Match of the Day host as a ‘virtue signaller’
- He made comments while discussing illegal Channel crossings on Talk Radio
- Lineker, 59, lives in a luxurious five-bedroom home in Barnes, south west London
A Conservative MP has suggested Gary Lineker should offer up his London home for migrants to live in after they illegally cross the Channel.
Ashfield MP Lee Anderson, 53, slammed the Match of the Day host as a ‘virtue signaller’ while discussing the growing number of migrants arriving on boats from France.
In an interview with Talk Radio yesterday, host Mike Graham asked the politician what he would say to people like Lineker, who ‘like to virtue signal on social media talking about how we should be a welcoming country’.
Mr Anderson joked the former professional footballer could email him his address ‘and I will make sure that’s available for the next boat of illegal immigrants to come and live in.’
Ashfield MP Lee Anderson, 53, slammed Gary Lineker as a ‘virtue signaller’ while discussing the growing number of migrants arriving on boats from France
‘Well I’ve got some good news for Gary Lineker this morning,’ the MP said.
‘If he wants to email me his full name, address and postcode, details of the address he currently resides in, I will make sure that’s available for the next boat of illegal immigrants to come and live in.
‘Bed and breakfast of course.’
Mr Graham added: ‘That would be wonderful, I am sure he would be delighted to host those people Lee.
Pictured: Ashfield MP Lee Anderson
‘But this is the ridiculous nature of these kind of people isn’t it?
‘They wouldn’t want to be anywhere near any camp of any kind, any hotels nearby to Serco so that they could house illegal immigrants.
‘They just say these things because they think it will make people think well of them.’
Lineker, who is worth an estimated £28million and is the BBC’s highest paid sports pundit, lives in a luxurious five-bedroom home in Barnes, south west London.
In April, he shared an image of the makeshift TV studio inside his home he had put together during lockdown to his Instagram.
A crystal chandelier could be seen hanging from the ceiling in a sitting room with lavish décor including a plush turquoise sofa.
Mr Anderson went on to slam the pundit as ‘the liberal left’, claiming he seeks popularity by sharing the ‘right messages’ online.
Lineker, who is worth an estimated £28million and is the BBC’s highest paid sports pundit, lives in a luxurious five-bedroom home in Barnes, south west London. Pictured: Lineker’s home studio
He said: ‘It’s the liberal left again Mike – virtue signalling – trying to say all the right things, trying to tweet out the right messages on social media to look popular.
‘But I tell you what, it’s not popular because the silent majority in this country are right behind the common sense group.’
Lineker regularly shares his views with an audience of 7.6million followers.
On Tuesday, he shared an article with the title: ‘Boris Johnson hints at law change to help deport migrants who cross channel.’
He said: ‘Can we make it clear that not everyone in this country is heartless and completely without empathy.
‘These poor people deserve the help of their fellow human beings.’