▁the ▁final ▁Bre x it ▁deal ▁between ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁ ▁Comment s ▁attract ing ▁criticism ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁twe et ▁Lam my ▁accused ▁the ▁BBC ▁of ▁making ▁a ▁" s illy ▁in nu endo ▁about ▁the ▁race " ▁during ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁Pont iff ▁where ▁the ▁BBC ▁twe et ed ▁will ▁smoke ▁be ▁black ▁or ▁white ? ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁smoke ▁above ▁the ▁S ist ine ▁Chap el . ▁Lam my ▁critic ised ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁twe et ▁as ▁" cr ass ▁and ▁unnecessary .” ▁He ▁subsequently ▁apolog ised ▁after ▁other ▁Twitter ▁users ▁pointed ▁out ▁the ▁role ▁played ▁by ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁smoke ▁in ▁announ cing ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Pope . ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Lam my ▁claimed ▁that ▁one ▁million ▁Indians ▁sacrific ed ▁their ▁lives ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁not ▁for ▁the ▁surv ival ▁of ▁Britain ▁and ▁to ▁fight ▁Naz ism , ▁but ▁instead ▁for ▁the ▁" Europe an ▁Project ." ; ▁the ▁statement ▁was ▁strongly ▁critic ised ▁and ▁rid ic u led ▁by ▁The ▁Spect ator . ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Lam my ▁attract ed ▁controvers y ▁on ▁Twitter ▁for ▁describing ▁Rod ▁L iddle ▁having ▁a ▁column ▁in ▁a ▁week ly ▁newspaper ▁as ▁a ▁" n ational ▁dis gra ce " ▁and ▁accused ▁L iddle ▁of ▁having ▁“ white ▁middle ▁class ▁privile ge ” ▁for ▁express ing ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁absent ▁f athers ▁played ▁a ▁role