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Gary Lineker Steps Back From BBC’s ‘Match Of The Day’ After Slamming UK Government On Twitter

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Gary Lineker is to temporarily step back from Match of the Day after breaking the BBC’s impartiality rules on Twitter. The BBC said: “The BBC has been in extensive discussions with Gary and his team in recent days.

We have said that we consider his recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines. “The BBC has decided that he will step back from presenting Match of the Day until we’ve got an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. “When it comes to leading our football and sports coverage, Gary is second to none.

We have never said that Gary should be an opinion free zone, or that he can’t have a view on issues that matter to him, but we have said that he should keep well away from taking sides on party political issues or political controversies.” Lineker, the BBC’s highest-paid presenter, railed at “beyond awful” government plans to stop small boats carrying asylum seekers from arriving on British shores.

He later added: “We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries. This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s.” More follows By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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