British military hero faces the sack as Chief Cadet of the Royal Navy after he called Black Lives Matter protesters 'absolute scum'

He speaks for a lot of people

Channel 4 star Ant Middleton, the former Special Forces trooper, is facing the sack as Chief Cadet of the Royal Navy – but top brass have yet to pluck up the courage to tell him.

Navy chiefs have hatched a plot to remove the SAS: Who Dares Wins frontman after he called Black Lives Matter campaigners ‘absolute scum’ and urged the public to ignore official advice over coronavirus.

Admiralty bosses hope to persuade Mr Middleton – who has apologised for his remarks – to resign from the honorary position to avoid a public row. But if he refuses to step down, he will be formally dismissed.

And perhaps with their personal safety in mind, the defence chiefs intend to telephone Mr Middleton rather than speak face to face with the 39-year-old TV hardman.

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