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BBC director-general apologises, but does not resign over Gary Lineker row

Lineker was taken off air for a tweet which compared the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany.

The Independent UK

BBC's full apology to staff as sports coverage is thrown into chaos over Gary Lineker row

The BBC apologised to its staff this weekend in a letter which was leaked after the broadcaster's sports programming was thrown into chaos amid their decision to temporarily pull Gary Lineker from Match of the Day

Daily Mirror

BBC boss Tim Davie says will not resign over Gary Lineker row but admits ‘difficult day’

BBC director general wants to get Gary Lineker ‘back on air’, broadcaster confirms

The Independent UK

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Gary Lineker row: What time is Match of the Day tonight?

A public row has erupted over the BBC's decision to stand Gary Lineker down from Match of the Day duties

Wales Online

Gary Lineker sent fresh message from Tim Davie as BBC boss issues grovelling apology

BBC director general Tim Davie has apologised to the broadcaster's viewers after the decision to axe Gary Lineker decimated sports programming over the weekend

Daily Mirror

BBC in meltdown as football shows axed after stars stage boycott over Gary Lineker

The corporation is struggling to contain a crisis of its own creation

The Independent UK

BBC fears it cannot sack Lineker or force him to follow social media rules

Exclusive: Presenter is on a two-year contract negotiated before current director general was appointed

The Independent UK

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Ex-sports minister says BBC has made ‘huge mistake’ by forcing Gary Lineker off air

Chris Smith says BBC should be ‘in favour of free speech in all settings’

The Independent UK

It’s not that everyone agrees with Gary Lineker, it’s that he offers a moral clarity missing everywhere else

It is obvious that director general Tim Davie and those who pushed him into error misread the public mood, says Guardian journalist Archie Bland

The Guardian - UK

BBC has ‘undermined own credibility’ in Gary Lineker row – former DG Greg Dyke

Saturday’s Match Of The Day will go ahead without a presenter, pundits and several regular commentators amid an impartiality debate.

The Independent UK

There will be no player interviews on Match of the Day today, says PFA

The Gary Lineker row means the show will go ahead with no hosts, pundits, commentators or player interviews

Wales Online

BBC has ‘undermined own credibility’ in Lineker row – former director-general

Greg Dyke spoke out before Saturday’s Match Of The Day goes ahead without a presenter, pundits and several regular commentators.

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker BBC row latest as Saturday's Match of The Day set to look very different

Late on Friday evening several of the show’s commentators shared a joint statement online, announcing they would also be stepping down from Saturday’s broadcast

Manchester Evening News

Gary Lineker fallout continues as commentators and pundits set to boycott Match of the Day

The presenter has been asked to step aside following controversial tweets posted on his social media page

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Manchester Evening News

MotD commentators 'step down' and players plan boycott as Gary Lineker row backlash becomes 'unmanageably big' for BBC

Commentators share late night statement announcing they are also stepping down from tonight's broadcast

Daily Mirror

BBC Director General quizzed on Match of the Day future after Gary Lineker axe sparks crisis

Gary Lineker has been taken off air by the BBC after a Twitter row with the Conservative party, but director general Tim Davie has insisted Match of the Day will press on as normal

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker: History of Match of the Day host’s political tweets

England football legend has been vocal about his political views on Twitter down the years

The National (Scotland)

Lineker confident he won't get BBC suspension as Tories fume over Nazi comparison

GARY Lineker has suggested he will avoid suspension by the BBC for his comments about the Government’s asylum policy, as the Home Secretary…

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The Independent UK

Gary Lineker suggests he will avoid BBC suspension as asylum remarks row deepens

The presenter compared the language used to launch the new policy with 1930s Germany.

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker 'WON'T face disciplinary action from BBC' for slamming immigration policy

The BBC reportedly will not be taking disciplinary action against Gary Lineker after he appeared to draw comparison between the government's proposed immigration policy and Nazi Germany in a tweet

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker hits back at Penny Mordaunt ‘leftwing striker’ jab as row rages over his asylum policy tweet

The Match of the Day presenter sparked outrage from some MPs after he likened Suella Braverman’s Channel boats policy to Nazi Germany

Daily Mirror

Smiling Gary Lineker breaks cover and says he stands by tweet and does not fear BBC axe

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has told reporters outside his London home that he stands by his tweet, where he slammed the government's new immigration policy which he likened to 1930s Germany

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker could be sacked over ‘Nazi’ small boats tweet, warns ex-BBC editorial chief

Director-general will have to fire star unless ‘this is the end of it’, says former editorial boss

Evening Standard

Piers Morgan defends Gary Lineker over criticism of Government small boats policy

The two TV presenters are known to have clashed previously on various issues online.

Wales Online

Piers Morgan defends Gary Lineker in row over government asylum policy

Talk TV host says Lineker’s remarks were 'clearly incendiary' but his opinions 'should not matter to the BBC’s news output'

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