BAKER WON’T COP IT OVER ‘RACIST’ TWEET

POLICE have dropped an investigation into Danny Baker’s “racist” tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby.

The veteran broadcaster (left) posted a black and white photo of a man and woman holding hands with a suited chimpanzee after Meghan gave birth last week.

The 61-year-old captioned the tweet: “Royal baby leaves hospital,” prompting accusations of racism.

He was subsequently sacked by BBC Radio 5 Live, while Scotland Yard said the tweet was being “reviewed and assessed by specialist officers”.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: “Having reviewed the comments made, we do not consider that a criminal threshold has been met and we will be taking no further action.”

Baker deleted the controversial tweet shortly after it was posted, admitting it was “ridiculous, stupid and idiotic” – but insisted he was not racist.

A day after being fired from the BBC, he posted a series of messages apologising for the “outrage” he had caused.

He added that he had made a “genuine, naive and catastrophic mistake”.