Danny Baker accuses BBC of ‘throwing him under bus’ after being fired for racist royal baby tweet

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Radio host Danny Baker has accused the BBC of 'throwing him under the bus" after being fired for a controversial tweet about the royal baby. He posted it, moments after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed their son, with the caption: “Royal baby leaves hospital.” The broadcaster, who called the tweet an "idiotic" mistake, has insisted he's not racist in an interview with Sky News But spokesperson for the BBC said: "This was a serious error of judgment and goes against the values we as a station aim to embody. Danny’s a brilliant broadcaster but will no longer be presenting a weekly show with us.” Responding to the channel's decision, Baker described ”the call to fire” him as “a masterclass of pompous faux-gravity.” He said that bosses "took a tone that said actually meant that ridiculous tweet," adding: " literally threw me under the bus. And that’s it.” The royal baby – whose name is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor – was born on Monday 6 May before making his first public appearance at Windsor Castle two days later.