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Jeremy Clarkson on people who drop litter: "I just want to go and execute them"

As Clarkson’s 51AVÊÓÆµreturns to our screens, Jeremy Clarkson shared his views on climate change, Government failings and flea beetles

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
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Jeremy Clarkson on people who drop litter: "I just want to go and execute them"

Jeremy Clarkson has spoken of his dismay at people who throw litter adding that they should be ‘executed'. Ìý

"I do not believe in the death penalty but for people who drop litter I do not think there even needs to be a trial," said the Clarkson's Farm star.Ìý

"I just want to go and execute them."Ìý

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Speaking during an interview with Times Radio, the former Top Gear presenter also spoke about politics adding that the one government party doing well with young farmers is Reform UK.Ìý

According to Mr Clarkson his Diddly Squat sidekick Kaleb Cooper says all his friends are Reform UK.ÌýÌý

"I do not think there is a farmer alive who is Labour anymore," Mr Clarkson added.ÌýÌý

"I mean this government is truly useless, we do know that.Ìý

"It is doing nothing for farming, nothing in fact being actually damaging to farming."Ìý

When asked whether he thought the Green Party with its policies on climate change and sustainability would be the natural home for farming, Mr Clarkson replied: "No, I do not think the Greens are particularly business-friendly and farming is a business when all is said and done."Ìý

With the UK having just experienced the hottest May on record, Mr Clarkson said the weather has had an enormous impact on his farm with the main culprit being named as the flea beetle which he said had been eating all his flax.ÌýÌý

Last year was the driest spring and the second worst harvest in terms of yield since records began and at the time the host of next week's Cereals event did not think it would happen again but, he said sadly it was happening again.Ìý

Mr Clarkson admitted it took him a while to get his head around climate change. Being outside all day long has made him notice the change in the weather and the seasons, something he did not see while living in London.Ìý

"You see the buds coming and the leaves all green now and then they will go brown.Ìý

"You really notice it changing and you do notice that in the last seven years it has changed, records are broken every day."Ìý

However, when asked whether it worried him Mr Clarkson said: "No, because there is absolutely nothing I can do about."

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