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Kelvin MacKenzie leaves the Sun – our favourite seven tweets about the EX Sun columnist

Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie is now a former Sun columnist after it was reported he’d be leaving the paper after his controversial comments about Everton footballer Ross Barkley.

MacKenzie was suspended after comparing the player – who has a Nigerian grandfather – to a gorilla. Now he’s been given the (football) boot as well.

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And let’s not forget the time he was given a taste of his own (doorstepping) medicine by Channel 4’s Alex Thomson.