Jeremy Clarkson gets permission from BBC to host Have I Got News For You this month

BBC BOSSES have given Jeremy Clarkson permission to present Have I Got News For You, despite not renewing his Top Gear contract.

By Jessica Earnshaw, Showbiz Editor

Jeremy Clarkson will host Have I Got News For You later this monthBBC

Jeremy Clarkson will host Have I Got News For You later this month

The disgraced presenter was the subject of an internal BBC investigation after he attacked Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon, splitting his lip and verbally abusing him in a 30-second assault on March 4.

The 54-year-old was suspended by the broadcaster six days later, before it was announced his contract would not be renewed.

Director-general Tony Hall said "a line has been crossed" and "there cannot be one rule for one and one rule for another."

Jeremy will record his appearance on the satirical quiz show, on which he has appeared before, on April 23 and it will be broadcast the following day.

The former Top Gear star was given permission to host by the BBCWENN

The former Top Gear star was given permission to host by the BBC

Jeremy's Top Gear contract was not renewed earlier this monthWENN

Jeremy's Top Gear contract was not renewed earlier this month

A BBC spokeswoman said today: "Jeremy's contract has not been renewed on Top Gear but he isn't banned from appearing on the BBC."

Jimmy Mulville from production company Hat Trick, which makes the show, told the Broadcasting Press Guild last month that he thought Jeremy was "a fantastic broadcaster".

He joked: "Maybe we will get the producer on so he can hit Jeremy Clarkson live on television."

The star's wider future remains unclear, although North Yorkshire Police announced yesterday he will not face police action over his attack, which happened at a hotel in the area.

Jeremy will join Richard Hammond and James May for a number of live showsWENN

Jeremy will also join Richard Hammond and James May for a number of live shows

It emerged last week that Jeremy will appear on stage with his former Top Gear colleagues, Richard Hammond and James May, later this year to fulfil a series of shows planned before he left the BBC.

The gigs will be stripped of all BBC branding and content, and billed as Clarkson, Hammond and May Live.

The move has sparked rumours that the three men intend to team up to continue their careers together, but sources close to the tour say it is just a matter of fulfilling commitments to the fans.

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