[ad_1] 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. Talking to Laura Kuenssberg,…
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Tories are free to speak up about Lineker – Hunt
[ad_1] 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 will speak up…
Gary Lineker: Impartiality row leads to fresh calls for BBC chairman to resign
[ad_1] An ongoing KC-led review into Mr Sharp’s appointment as BBC chairman is investigating whether he failed to properly disclose details of his involvement in the facilitation of an £800,000…
BBC crisis over Gary Lineker suspension mounts as presenters walk out
[ad_1] The BBC is embroiled in a mounting crisis over its decision to force Gary Lineker to “step back” from hosting its highest-profile sports programme after accusing him of breaching…
BBC got Lineker row badly wrong – Starmer
[ad_1] 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…
BBC forces Gary Lineker to ‘step back’ from presenting ‘Match of the Day’
[ad_1] The presenter of the BBC’s most popular sports programme was forced to “step back” from his duties on Friday over recent tweets in which he compared UK government rhetoric…
Gary Lineker: Match of the Day to air without presenter or pundits – BBC News
[ad_1] Roger Bolton, former BBC executive and presenter of Radio 4’s Feedback programme, says the situation regarding Gary Lineker’s position on Match of the Day is “a total mess”, but…
Live news: Ex-footballer Gary Lineker to ‘step back’ from BBC show over asylum remarks
[ad_1] Shares in European lenders fell sharply on Friday following a sell-off in US banks that wiped over $50bn of their market value. Financial stocks retreated more than 3 per…
Braverman: Lineker tweet ‘diminishes’ Holocaust
[ad_1] The home secretary says the football pundit’s tweet about asylum policy “diminishes the unspeakable tragedy” of the Holocaust. Suella Braverman, whose husband is Jewish, said Gary Lineker’s tweet criticising…
Politics news – latest: Jeremy Hunt ‘profoundly disagrees’ with Lineker comments – but rows back from demanding apology
[ad_1] Asked about the upcoming budget, Labour’s Rachel Reeves says she “would have an iron grip on the public finances” if she was in Number 11. “Any announcement that I…