Overview

• Performing at BBC Radio 2 in the Park in Chelmsford, Keating paused his set to dedicate When You Say Nothing At All to Clark.
• Clark’s on-air comments questioned the use of hotels for people arriving in small boats and referred to phones and iPads being provided, while he also praised migrant NHS staff who treated his mother.
• The segment prompted 576 Ofcom complaints from viewers, according to reports from the shows’ coverage.
• Critics challenged the accuracy of Clark’s claims, noting Home Office guidance does not provide mobile phones or iPads to new arrivals, although hotels have been used for asylum accommodation.
• Responding online, Clark said people can be pro immigration and against illegal routes, and he confirmed his final day covering This Morning with Josie Gibson on Friday.