'Top Gear' slur just schoolboy provocation, says equality chief

Equality chief Trevor Phillips today dismissed the 'Top Gear' slur on Mexico as a "bit of schoolboy provocation".

Equality chief Trevor Phillips today dismissed the 'Top Gear' slur on Mexico as a "bit of schoolboy provocation".

The Equality and Human Rights Commission chairman went on to say Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond were "brilliant talents" as he reacted to anger over the hosts' comments about "feckless" and "lazy" Mexicans.

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