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However, the business entrepreneur was unhappy that Dan had questioned his tribute, as he tried to stress that he was simply being “ironic” with his statements.

Lord Sugar quipped: “May I suggest you get a life, chill out, see the truth and irony in my comment and mind your own bl**dy business.”

Despite his justification for the tweet, Dan failed to see the supposed “irony” as he labelled them “poorly timed”.

The BBC Breakfast star shared: “You used a post about the death of a greatly respected and liked man to make a poorly-timed pantomime jab.