Jeremy Clarkson has taken a brutal swipe at Good Morning Britain’s meteorologist, Laura Tobin, after she shared some “good news” about this week’s weather report. The former Top Gear host, 65, who often discusses the impact the British weather has on his Oxfordshire farm, took to X/Twitter to hit out at the presenter. The mum-of-one couldn’t help but celebrate the unexpected “benefits” of the “record wind” battering the British Isles.
The UK was attacked with a series of storms throughout January, including high winds, rain, and flooding, which caused chaos for Brits up and down the country. Despite the tumultuous conditions, which saw the Met Office issue a series of rare red weather warnings, the 44-year-old penned: “Some good news from the recent windy weather.”
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The report added: “Record Wind Power. January wind power, more than any month on record, cut gas costs £164million.” Based on analysis by Ember, the report detailed how the UK’s wind turbines generated a staggering 10.6 terawatt-hours of electricity in January 2026.
The milestone record exceeded the previous peak of 10.4, recorded in December 2023, due to three storms, Goretti, Ingrid, and Chandra. Ember declared that without the storms, a further £164million worth of additional gas would’ve had to have been purchased to meet demand.
But the motoring journalist struggled to see the positives with the surprising weather update, as he hit back at Laura’s post with: “So to solve global warming, it’s best if we all freeze. Excellent.” It didn’t take long before fans flocked to the comments to agree with the Clarkson’s Farm star online.
One user penned: “Cut bills by (checks bill) nothing...,” as another agreed: “Who’s it cut the cost of gas for? Because it isn’t the end user, that’s for certain.” A third echoed: “Our bills are not going down, so where’s the good news in that?”
Another concluded: “Awesome. So our bills are going down, right? Definitely won’t just lead to a larger profit margin for the energy cartel.” In January, members of the public were caught up in the horrific storms, with Storm Goretti unleashing gusts of up to 123mph, recorded in Cornwall.
The storm also prompted heavy snowfall, prompting the Met Office to issue a “danger to life” red weather warning and a rare red weather warning across the country. Meanwhile, Storm Chandra caused a major incident declaration in Somerset, with flooding cutting off roads as rivers burst their banks.