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BBC chair Richard Sharp under growing pressure to quit over Gary Lineker row

Keir Starmer describes Sharp’s position as ‘increasingly untenable’ as Rishi Sunak offers lukewarm defence of BBC chair

The Guardian - UK

Good Morning Britain beeps Lucien Laviscount's savage dig at Conservatives amid Gary Lineker row

Good Morning Britain's North America correspondent Noel Phillips asked several famous faces about the controversial ordeal on the Oscars' champagne carpet overnight

Bristol Post

Tories demand axing of licence fee as they seek revenge on BBC over Gary Lineker U-turn

Jacob-Rees Mogg said the £159-a-year charge is "passed its sell-by date and needs to go" as the BBC rejected pressure from Tory MPs to sack Gary Lineker from Match of the Day

Daily Mirror

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Loose Women's Janet Street-Porter issues withering dig at Gary Lineker over BBC row chaos

BBC director general Tim Davie announced an independent review will be carried out on social media guidelines after Gary Lineker was taken off air

Daily Mirror

ITV's Lorraine Kelly's dig at BBC over Gary Lineker row demanding bosses 'sit down and sort rules out'

The Scots presenter admitted the row was 'mayhem' as she voiced that the major broadcaster 'badly handled' the situation as the Match of the Day host returns to his duties.

Daily Record

ITV This Morning viewers left baffled by Mike Tindall and James Haskell appearance as Phillip Schofield drops 'grenade' on pair

The former rugby stars appeared live on the ITV daytime show to chat about their upcoming podcast tour

Manchester Evening News

BBC chief draws ire of 700 composers with ‘devastating’ plan to axe choir

Closure of BBC Singers was announced last week along with 20% cut to salaried positions in BBC orchestras

The Guardian - UK

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BBC chair Richard Sharp’s position ‘untenable’ after Lineker row, says Keir Starmer

‘How on earth is he still in position?’ asks Labour leader amid impartiality row

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker won't host Saturday's Match of the Day highlights despite BBC return

Gary Lineker has been reinstated by the BBC following a chaotic weekend which saw the broadcaster in disarray, but he won't immediately return to Match of the Day

Daily Mirror

BBC reveal Gary Lineker’s first TV appearance after tweet row

Mark Chapman is set to present Saturday night’s Match of the Day highlights show.

The Independent UK

BBC Backtracks on Lineker Over Tweet Slamming UK Asylum Plan

The BBC secured a draw on Monday in its showdown with Gary Lineker, reversing the former football great's suspension from the airwaves for a tweet that criticized the UK government’s new migration policy. The about-face followed a weekend of chaos and crisis for Britain's publicly funded national broadcaster, which faced…

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Football great Gary Lineker reinstated as BBC presenter after asylum seeker furore

Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker will continue as a BBC presenter after the corporation apologised on Monday.

The New Daily

BBC apologises after Gary Lineker reinstated as presenter following tweet row

Lineker thanked his fellow pundits and presenters for their ‘remarkable show of solidarity’ over the weekend.

The Independent UK

Leaked BBC email to staff over Gary Lineker row as Director-General Tim Davie apologises

BBC Director-General Tim Davie says that he is pleased that they had reached a way forward with Gary and praises BBC Sport and BBC News for how they 'dealt with some unprecedented challenges'

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Daily Record

Lucien Laviscount fumes 'f*** the Tories' as Oscars stars wade in on BBC Gary Lineker row

Good Morning Britain’s Noel Phillips was on the carpet for the Academy Awards ceremony and spoke with the Emily in Paris star and former Waterloo Road actor who wasn't holding back on his opinions of the Conservative government.

Evening Standard

BBC backs down on Gary Lineker and says ‘sorry’

Gary Lineker is to return to TV screens as BBC Director-General Tim Davie apologises over ‘difficult period’

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker breaks cover after 'difficult week' as the BBC apologises over schedule chaos

Gary Lineker stepped out to walk his dog after leaving his south west London home having just been told he will be presenting Match Of The Day this weekend following an end to the impartiality row

ABC News

BBC announces social media policy review while reinstating Gary Lineker to Match of the Day

The Former England striker, who has hosted Match of the Day since 1999, came under fire for his social media commentary on the government's asylum seeker policy.

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The Independent UK

BBC has done the right thing asking Lineker to step away, boss says after return

The director-general of the corporation said he ‘respects the views’ of staff who stepped away from sports programming at the weekend.

France 24

BBC reverses Lineker suspension after row over criticism of UK asylum policy

Gary Lineker will return as presenter of flagship BBC football show Match of the Day, the broadcaster said Monday, ending a crisis sparked by his criticism of the UK government's new asylum policy.

The Independent UK

BBC reverses Gary Lineker suspension for Twitter post

The BBC says Gary Lineker will return to the airwaves

Daily Mirror

Gary Neville mocks the BBC over Gary Lineker and Match of the Day U-turn

Gary Neville has responded after the BBC issued an apology to Gary Lineker following the news that the former England striker will return to his Match of the Day position

The Guardian - UK

So Lineker is back. The mutiny is over. But the BBC can’t risk this humiliation again

The standoff occurred because the rules are not clear and the BBC management is dysfunctional. Both must be addressed now, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

Irish Mirror

Gary Lineker reinstated by BBC as policy review to take place

The fallout from Lineker's tweet caused chaos with the BBC's sports broadcasts over the weekend.

Liverpool Echo

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