Clarkson 'sorry' for PM comment

Jeremy Clarkson has issued an apology for calling Prime Minister Gordon Brown "a one-eyed Scottish idiot".

The Top Gear host made the comment to journalists in Australia but was quickly urged to retract it.

"In the heat of the moment I made a remark about the Prime Minister's personal appearance for which, upon reflection, I apologise," he said in a statement.

Downing Street are yet to respond to the comment, but Labour MP Gordon Banks branded it "unforgivable".

Meanwhile, Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray said that "most people here are proud that the Prime Minister is a Scot and believe him to be the right person to get the UK through this global economic crisis".