ITV boss responds to calls for Jeremy Clarkson to step down from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

More than 20,800 people have complained about the article, which was published in The Sun on December 16, making it reportedly the most complained about article in British media history. The publisher removed the online column in which Clarkson said he hated the Royal "on a cellular" level and dreams about how people would throw "excrement" at her in the streets, on Monday, at his request. More than 60 MPs have signed a letter put forward by Conservative MP Caroline Nokes which demanded that the Sun take action against Clarkson. His column, which was published on Sunday, was even opposed by Clarkson's daughter, Emily, who came out to say she "stands against everything" her dad said. Clarkson on Monday tweeted that he was "horrified" by the amount of "hurt" he had caused and promised to be more careful in future. The comment was criticised for not including an apology. In the letter addressed to The Sun's editor, Victoria Newton, Nokes and other MPs demanded that the newspaper take action against the Clarkson. https://twitter.com/carolinenokes/status/1605117832047386629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1605117832047386629%7Ctwgr%5Ec2565edad81cf8b5b63aca8ec73be105bf0e5880%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-64046956 Nokes said MPs demand action is taken against Clarkson immediately and that an "unreserved apology is issued". Due to the former Top Gear presenter comments about Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in the article, SNP MP John Nicolson also wrote to the ITV chief executives saying Clarkson should "not be allowed back on our screens." https://twitter.com/MrJohnNicolson/status/1604891448171798530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1604891448171798530%7Ctwgr%5E2c9768691a4fdfc1535df5249e27d56641078a3a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joe.co.uk%2Fentertainment%2Fjeremy-clarksons-faces-calls-to-be-axed-from-itv-amazon-prime-371331 In a statement on Tuesday evening, IPSO said: "IPSO has received more than 20,800 complaints (5pm, 20 December 2022) about an opinion piece on the Duchess and Duke of Sussex written by Jeremy Clarkson and published by The Sun on Friday, 16 December 2022. "We will follow our usual processes to examine the complaints we have received. This will take longer than usual because of the volume of complaints. "Ipso works to uphold editorial standards by deciding whether the Editors’ Code of Practice has been breached in individual cases; monitoring trends in editorial standards; and making interventions to improve standards. "Using the Editors’ Code of Practice, we examine the complaints we receive and try to seek a resolution between the complainant and publication." Related links:

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