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Gary Lineker: New rules for BBC flagship presenters after Lineker row
The other flagship TV shows are Antiques Roadshow, Dragon's Den, The One Show, major sporting events, Masterchef, Top Gear, Strictly Come Dancing, whi [...]
Gary Lineker row: BBC impartiality dominates Prime Minister's Questions
The Labour leader attacks Conservative MPs for "waging war on free speech" in the Gary Lineker row.
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Gary Lineker row goes to heart of BBC reputation – Ofcom boss
The regulator's boss says it is right the BBC is reviewing its social media guidelines after the row.
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‘Not affected by one party or other’ – BBC boss denies Tory pressure in Gary Lineker row
The BBC's director general Tim Davie has said that the corporation's decisions are not influenced by pressure from any political party, when questione [...]
Gary Lineker to return to Match of the Day as BBC announces social media review
Director general Tim Davie says the BBC will carry out an independent review into its social media rules.
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Gary Lineker: More BBC sport shows cancelled by presenter boycott
Football coverage has been scaled back as a staff walkout in support of the Match of the Day host continues.
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Perfectly reasonable if Lineker had remained on BBC – Reeves
The shadow chancellor has said it would have been "perfectly reasonable" for Gary Lineker to remain in his presenting role for Match of the Day.Talkin [...]
Tories are free to speak up about Lineker – Jeremy Hunt
MPs can express their views in a democracy, said the Chancellor. Talking to Laura Kuenssberg, Jeremy Hunt said the UK is "a robust democracy," so MPs [...]
Gary Lineker: Impartiality row leads to fresh calls for BBC chairman to resign
An ongoing KC-led review into Mr Sharp's appointment as BBC chairman is investigating whether he failed to properly disclose details of his involvemen [...]
BBC got Lineker row ‘badly wrong’ – Sir Keir Starmer
The BBC is not acting impartially and is "caving in" to Tory MPs by telling Gary Lineker to step back from presenting Match of the Day, says Sir Keir [...]
Gary Lineker tweet ‘diminishes’ tragedy of Holocaust – Suella Braverman
The home secretary says the football pundit’s tweet about asylum policy "diminishes the unspeakable tragedy" of the Holocaust.Suella Braverman, whose [...]
Lineker tweets raised in Commons by Frazer, Whittingdale and Campbell
The culture secretary was quizzed on impartiality of BBC presenters after Gary Lineker's tweets over asylum seekers and small boats.Lucy Frazer told S [...]
Gary Lineker says he stands by tweets criticising government’s asylum policy
Gary Lineker has said he stands by his tweet that criticised the government's asylum policy.When asked by reporters outside his home on Thursday wheth [...]
Braverman on Lineker tweet: I'm disappointed
Match of the Day host Gary Lineker tweeted critically about the government's asylum plans.
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