Gary Lineker tweets appear to breach BBC guidelines – new corporation chairman
Samir Shah said the refugee letter signed by Gary Lineker was not a breach of the rules, but his subsequent tweets were.
Samir Shah said the refugee letter signed by Gary Lineker was not a breach of the rules, but his subsequent tweets were.
The Defence Secretary questioned whether the Match Of The Day host should express political views.
The deputy Tory chair has been given a 17 per cent chance of retaining his seat at the next election, according to Electoral Calculus.
Lord Dubs praised the Match of the Day host for his humanitarian work and his pleas for more compassion in politics.
"This is fantastic, even by Daily Mail standards", the Match of the Day presenter posted.
“I didn’t know what to do. I just thought, ‘Please stop’.”
He's got them on toast: Gary Lineker has posted a perfectly tongue-in-cheek response, after being name on the Mail on Sunday's 'Woke List'
He said he respected the protesters for “how they are prepared to just go to jail for a week” and their desire to make a difference
The National Union of Journalists said he "shamefully clung to his position as chair for months, whilst all around him could clearly see his time was up".
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