Jeremy Clarkson’s daughter has hit out at ‘middle-aged’ men for criticising climate activist Greta Thunberg after the former Top Gear host labelled the Swedish teenager a ‘spoiled brat’.

Clarkson, who was suspended and then fired by the BBC after he punched Irish Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon after being told there was no hot food available after a day of filming, branded the teen a 'spoilt brat' for making a speech imploring world leaders to do more to tackle climate change and save the planet for future generations.

The speech ruffled a lot of feathers, including those of Donald Trump and pretty much every climate change denier on the planet she wants to save.


It also lead TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson to dedicate his entire column for The Sun to criticising the Swedish activist, calling her a 'spoilt brat' and telling her to 'go back to school'.

He wrote: "How dare you sail to America on a carbon fibre yacht that you didn’t build which cost £15m, that you didn’t earn, and which has a back-up diesel engine that you didn’t mention.

"Pause for a moment to consider how soundly you sleep at night, knowing that adults are building and servicing and flying Sweden’s fighter planes.

"To keep you safe. We gave you mobile phones and laptops and the internet. We created the social media you use every day and we run the banks that pay for it all.

"So how dare you stand there and lecture us, you spoilt brat."

Thankfully, bullying teenagers doesn't appear to run in the Clarkson family, with the presenter's daughter Emily coming out in support of Thunberg, who she described as an inspiration for ‘breathing life’ into the public conversation around climate change.

Emily quoted comedian John Bishop's tweet, which was in praise of Thunberg, and added: "Wouldn’t it be nice if all middle-aged blokes could talk to and about Greta, the ballsy af teenager out there changing the world, like this".


Wouldn’t it be nice if all middle aged blokes could talk to and about Greta, the ballsy af teenager out there changing the world, like this ❤️🙃 https://t.co/WQuAvkwISV — Em Clarkson (@EmilyClarkson) September 26, 2019

Clarkson responded to his daughter's tweet by saying that it would be better if Thunberg "learned some manners."

Emily refused to back down from her father's jab and continued to stick up for the 16-year-old by saying that women do not "need to be polite to make a point".

A woman doesn’t need to be polite to make a point 🙃 — Em Clarkson (@EmilyClarkson) September 29, 2019

Emily isn't the only person to come out in support of Thunberg, with Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio taking to the stage at the Global Citizen Festival to praise climate activists like the Swedish teenager in a passionate speech.


The festival which took place in New York's Central Park on Saturday saw over 60,000 people in attendance. The annual event was hosted by Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness in a bid to end poverty by 2030 and combat climate change.

DiCaprio, a devoted environmental activist, gave credit to fellow activists who walked out of schools and workplaces on Friday last in a worldwide climate strike.