Carol Vorderman among celebs lending their support to Gary Lineker amid BBC row
ok.co.ukCelebrities and cultural figures including a Nobel literature laureate and comedian have voiced their thoughts on the BBC’s impartiality row involving Gary Lineker.The corporation on Friday said it had “decided” the former England star would take a break from presenting the highlights programme until an “agreed and clear position” on his use of social media had been reached.The 62 year old became embroiled in a row over impartiality after using Twitter to compare the language used to launch a new Government asylum policy with 1930s Germany.
Many have used the hashtags #StandWithGary, #IStandWithGaryLineker OR #IStandWithGary to voice their support for Lineker. Carol Vorderman Media personality Carol Vorderman, who regularly tweets criticism of the Government, posted several messages using the hashtag #IStandWithGary.
In a post on Saturday, she visited BBC’s headquarters in London and quoted George Orwell, writing: “If Liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
Dawn French Actress and comedian Dawn French retweeted a post from a Twitter user which read: “Shakespeare saying stand with Gary Lineker.
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