Paddy power under fire over immigration stunt

Paddy Power has pushed the boundaries of taste yet again — this time using the plight of migrants in Calais as a marketing opportunity.

This time, the bookmaker has dispatched a lorry from Dover to Calais carrying the slogan: “Immigrants, jump in the back! (But only if you’re good at sport)”.

The lorry also carries images of famous British sports stars who happen to be immigrants, Jamaican-born England footballer Raheem Sterling; Somali-born Mo Farah; the Samoan-born England rugby player Manu Tuilagi, Irish-born Eoin Morgan who plays cricket for England, and somewhat bizarrely tennis star Andy Murray.