Gary Lineker is a freelance broadcaster for the BBC
The BBC’s sports service was terminated on Saturday after pundits and commentators refused to act in support of presenter Gary Lineker, who was asked to “retreat” after accusing the government of using Nazi-era rhetoric. Had to be forced
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On 7 March, ‘Match of the Day’ face Gary Lineker responded to a video in which Home Secretary Suella Braverman revealed plans to stop migrants crossing the Channel on small boats. Retweeting the video was captioned, “Enough is enough. We must stop the boats”, with Mr. Lineker writing, “Oh my god, this is beyond horrible.”
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Mr Lineker further wrote, “There is no huge influx. We take in very few refugees compared to other major European countries. This is an infinitely cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable in language similar to the one used by Germany.” not different from language. 30s.” While his comments drew massive political backlash, the star anchor said he stood by his remarks.
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The Conservative government intends to reject asylum claims by all illegal arrivals and transfer them to other countries such as Rwanda to prevent crossings, which totaled more than 45,000 last year.
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Mr Lineker has hosted refugees at his home and in 2016 described the treatment of refugees in Britain as “disgustingly racist and completely heartless”.
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A day later, on 8 March, the BBC said that it considered Lineker’s “recent social media activity to be in breach of our guidelines”, and that he should refrain from taking sides on political issues. “The BBC has decided that it will withdraw from presenting Match of the Day until we have an agreed and clear position on their use of social media,” the broadcaster said in a statement.
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Match of the Day, a Saturday night fixture since 1964 and the longest-running football television program in the world, aired without pundits or presenters for the first time since former England strikers Ian Wright and Alan Shearer immediately tweeted that they would not attend either, followed by the programme’s commentators.
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Following this, other presenters also pulled out of a slew of BBC radio and television shows, forcing them to cancel and broadcast repeats and podcasts instead of the usual live coverage of the Saturday sports programme.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he hoped the standoff between Gary Lineker and the BBC could be “resolved in a time-bound manner” after the British broadcaster’s sports service was terminated on Saturday. “I hope that the current situation between Gary Lineker and the BBC can be resolved in a timely manner, but this is a matter properly for him, not the government,” Sunak said in a statement.
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Gary Lineker is an independent broadcaster for the BBC, not a permanent member of staff, and is not responsible for news or political content, so is not required to adhere to the same strict rules on objectivity.
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BBC Director General Tim Davey says he will not resign. “Everyone wants to resolve the situation peacefully,” Davey said in an interview with the BBC. “I feel my job is to serve license-fee payers and deliver a BBC that is focused on truly world-class unbiased landmark output, and I look forward to tackling this position and delivering.”
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On 7 March, ‘Match of the Day’ face Gary Lineker responded to a video in which Home Secretary Suella Braverman revealed plans to stop migrants crossing the Channel on small boats. Retweeting the video was captioned, “Enough is enough. We must stop the boats”, with Mr. Lineker writing, “Oh my god, this is beyond horrible.”
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Mr Lineker further wrote, “There is no huge influx. We take in very few refugees compared to other major European countries. This is an infinitely cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable in language similar to the one used by Germany.” not different from language. 30s.” While his comments drew massive political backlash, the star anchor said he stood by his remarks.
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The Conservative government intends to reject asylum claims by all illegal arrivals and transfer them to other countries such as Rwanda to prevent crossings, which totaled more than 45,000 last year.
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Mr Lineker has hosted refugees at his home and in 2016 described the treatment of refugees in Britain as “disgustingly racist and completely heartless”.
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A day later, on 8 March, the BBC said that it considered Lineker’s “recent social media activity to be in breach of our guidelines”, and that he should refrain from taking sides on political issues. “The BBC has decided that it will withdraw from presenting Match of the Day until we have an agreed and clear position on their use of social media,” the broadcaster said in a statement.
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Match of the Day, a Saturday night fixture since 1964 and the longest-running football television program in the world, aired without pundits or presenters for the first time since former England strikers Ian Wright and Alan Shearer immediately tweeted that they would not attend either, followed by the programme’s commentators.
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Following this, other presenters also pulled out of a slew of BBC radio and television shows, forcing them to cancel and broadcast repeats and podcasts instead of the usual live coverage of the Saturday sports programme.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he hoped the standoff between Gary Lineker and the BBC could be “resolved in a time-bound manner” after the British broadcaster’s sports service was terminated on Saturday. “I hope that the current situation between Gary Lineker and the BBC can be resolved in a timely manner, but this is a matter properly for him, not the government,” Sunak said in a statement.
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Gary Lineker is an independent broadcaster for the BBC, not a permanent member of staff, and is not responsible for news or political content, so is not required to adhere to the same strict rules on objectivity.
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BBC Director General Tim Davey says he will not resign. “Everyone wants to resolve the situation peacefully,” Davey said in an interview with the BBC. “I feel my job is to serve license-fee payers and deliver a BBC that is focused on truly world-class unbiased landmark output, and I look forward to tackling this position and delivering.”
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