Jeremy Clarkson has apologised for his comments that people who took part in the national public sector strike "should be shot".
It comes after Unison said it was taking urgent legal advice over the Top Gear presenter's "appalling" remarks on BBC1's The One Show.
The union had called for him to be sacked by the corporation but has now told Sky News it accepts Clarkson's apology and has invited him to spend the day with a healthcare assistant on a hospital ward.
On the evening of the strike, Clarkson said on The One Show: "Frankly, I would have them all shot. I would take them outside and execute them in front of their families."
He added: "I mean, how dare they go on strike when they've got these gilt-edged pensions that are going to be guaranteed while the rest of us have to work for a living?"
The BBC has received more than 4,700 complaints about the comments and issued an apology.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
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