another_ a story of the bbc and gary lineker.l~ i— another turn of that particular wheel. i don't think that is wheel. idon't think that is terribly— wheel. i don't think that is terribly helpful. context is that there _ terribly helpful. context is that there are — terribly helpful. context is that there are a set of social media rules— there are a set of social media rules to — there are a set of social media rules to govern the social media behaviour— rules to govern the social media behaviour of non—news presenters. i think— behaviour of non—news presenters. i think there _ behaviour of non—news presenters. i think there is — behaviour of non—news presenters. i think there is a slight misunderstanding, rememberthat the misunderstanding, remember that the bbc has _ misunderstanding, remember that the bbc has to _ misunderstanding, rememberthat the bbc has to balance freedom of expression, the right to have an opinion, — expression, the right to have an opinion, the right to say what you feel and _ opinion, the right to say wha

i think we know gary lineker and his social _ said.now gary lineker and his social media posts - said. i think we know gary lineker and his social media posts are - said. i think we know gary lineker and his social media posts are a i and his social media posts are a long—running issue for bbc managers who have right leaning newspapers and some conservative mps believing he is a breach of the bbc�*s own impartiality guidelines. so today the government's choice to be the new bbc chairman samir shah was questioned by cross—party mps about a range of issues at the bbc and about gary lineker. samir shah said recent tweets gary lineker had made directed at conservative politicians, the defence secretary grant schapps, the mps lee anderson and jonathan gullis could be and appeared to be in breach of the bbc�*s own guidelines and he said it wasn't particularly helpful to gary lineker or the bbc and describe the situation at the moment as a kind of psychodrama essentially. mr shah was also asked whether mr lineker was in group h are signing a

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the ongoing saga of gary lineker and _ tweets? the ongoing saga of gary lineker and his _ tweets? tweets? the ongoing saga of gary lineker and his activity on - tweets? the ongoing saga of gary| lineker and his activity on twitter, all x as it is now known, continues. the trigger was a letter signed by gary lineker criticising the rwanda policy, he was criticised by a number of conservative mps and responded, he said to louis anderson that if he lost his job at the next election he would put a word in for him at a certain famous crisps factory. he raised the issue of aliases grant shapps might have used in the past and said tojonathan collis that he had not read the social media guidelines are replaced had someone read them to him. the issueis had someone read them to him. the issue is the new social media guidelines were only published in september. because of gary lineker and the last furore. it says high profile presenters are allowed to express political opinions but there are also obligations about civility and no personal attacks. this is samir shah's personal opinions, he i

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gary lineker - everyone will remember _ -- sillito.- everyone will remember him _ -- sillito. gary lineker - everyone will remember him of _ -- sillito. gary lineker - everyone will remember him of the - -- sillito. gary lineker - everyone will remember him of the great i will remember him of the great footballer of the england team and a very successful tv presenter — one of the highest paid at the bbc. and he has, well, it's an ongoing saga about his activity on twitter, or x. the bbc had to change its entire social media guidelines because he always seems to be... well, people were asking if he crossed the lines politically. this latest drama is all about a letter, criticising the government's policy about asylum seekers. he signed the letter, and then there was some criticism from conservative mps, and he responded to those mps — for instance, lee anderson. he said if he lost his seat at the next election, he could put a word in for him at a well—known crystal factory in the uk. there was grant shapps who made some allusions, using

and gary . lineker. and gary. and gary lineker, we're talking to a couple of bbc heavyweights about whether you can or can't survive the latest row over his inflammatory, uh, messages on social media. but that's supermarket story, my little local tesco's. you can see the huge difference in price if you have a loyalty card and if you have a loyalty card and if you have a loyalty card and if you don't. but i've never been tempted to have one. no. well, i know they're flogging all your material all around. all place. all around the place. >> thing the price >> the thing is, the price differences are so enormous now that almost choice. that it's almost not a choice. it could be 50% nearly off your shopping mother says, shopping bill as my mother says, there's such thing as a free there's no such thing as a free lunch, beverly. and she's right. and it's quite literally the case in the truth in this case. right. get touch us. right. get in touch with us. this morning. vaiews@gbnews.com is address. first, is the email ad

gary lineker more than gary lineker needs the bbc? >> well, i don't know. i don't know i he's know why. i mean, he's a football pundit. anyone can do it, they? and they pay him it, can't they? and they pay him £1.6 million. anyone can do it. >> he brings a wealth of experience to that job. >> are hundreds of former >> there are hundreds of former footballers the job footballers who could do the job just they wouldn't . just as well, and they wouldn't. and they wouldn't charge anything like as much money. he's taking the mic. >> but you know as well as i do, he's taking the mic. >:comesou know as well as i do, he's taking the mic. >:comes down )w as well as i do, he's taking the mic. >:comes down to as well as i do, he's taking the mic. >:comes down to ratings. as i do, he's taking the mic. >:comes down to ratings. hei do, it comes down to ratings. he rates and therefore rates very well and therefore i think the bbc gives him more breadth to go places that i mean look at carol vorderman she wasn't why was carol vorderman not allowed to speak her mind. well s

we've had a lot of complaints this week on newswatch about gary lineker�*s latest social media remarksre political and the new bbc chairman elect sameer shah. of course, a former bbc news executive himself told a parliamentary committee that he thought lineker had breached the brand new bbc guidelines with those latest tweets about conservative mps that maybe the guidelines need to be rewritten yet again. and i wonder, is it still realistic for the bbc to impose impartiality rules on its non—news bbc staff? i think, i think the bbc have got itself into a bit of a mess with this, partly because the bbc is absolutely on the front line of anyone criticising because of the politics of it, because it's paid for by the licence fee, because the government can, as they did when they, as they appointed or rather recommended sameer shah as bbc chair. at the same time they reneged on a funding agreement that they'd made several years before. you know, they've made it's been a very harsh political climate for the bbc in the past 13 years, really. so i think they are in a particularly difficult pla

gary lineker the good debate.c's match of the day presenter earlier this week signed an open letter criticising the government's rwanda policy and used x, formerly known as twitter, apparently to mock tory mps . i'll be joined by a top mps. i'll be joined by a top lawyer and former bbc executive to discuss what that tells us about the direction of the bbc and the authority of its management. stefan kyriazis will join me to review the latest shows to grace the london stage. david tennant return to shakespeare and those stars from hollywood. woody harrelson and andy serkis have travelled to hammersmith to bring us a biting social satire. jonathan miller, french correspondent at the spectator , will join me to spectator, will join me to discuss what's happening in french schools. young muslims objected renaissance objected to a renaissance painting feature , nudity shown painting feature, nudity shown to them during a class. does that attack the values of france 7 that attack the values of france ? and with only one

the ass is gary lineker. yes.at i would like to cottonwool or cnsps would like to cottonwool or crisps in between his ears. i don't know what is burn himself, but if he wants to make an argument about rwanda , stand for argument about rwanda, stand for election like the rest of us have to do, instead of whining on platform give on your platform we give you. he's listening. on your platform we give you. he' do listening. on your platform we give you. he' do you;tening. on your platform we give you. he' do you really? >> do you really? >> do you really? >> well, the winner. the winner of red yeah. is is a of the red acas. yeah. is is a mcdonald's coach called benjamin. you've won, which means to . you get to means you get to. you get to take now. no, no, no, no, ho. 110. >> no. >> i'll take honey. >> i'll take honey. >> no, she's benjamin . >> no, she's benjamin. >> no, she's benjamin. >> take snake. >> take snake. >> snake. i actually. >> snake. i actually. >> i went to live in the jungle recently with pythons, but

having surrendered to lineker gary lineker lineker previously, gary lineker retweeted, so he repostedi say, had someone read them to him. emma now this really clearly comes contradicts section 4.2 of the bbc social media rules which say do not criticise the character of individual politicians in the uk . he's a playground. he's got to be done for surely he's just a playground brat. >> this is like childish behaviour. if anything. i mean, he's being set aside. the partiality rules, he's being childish and unprofessional, but you know, i mean it's no surprise gary lineker is pushing his luck. he thinks he's god's gift. >> well, he got away with it last time, didn't he? >> stephen says they blinked . >> stephen says they blinked. they took him off air then >> stephen says they blinked. the'himyk him off air then >> stephen says they blinked. the'him back] off air then >> stephen says they blinked. the'him back onf air then >> stephen says they blinked. the'him back on air r then >> stephen says they blinked. the'him back on air when then >> stephen says they blinked. the'him back on air

i get the job. >> if i get rid of gary lineker. >> if i get rid of gary lineker. >> wink. yes. so .have to have a bit of banter. >> i mean, come on, you cannot tell presenters, you can't engage you engage somebody rubbishes you know, you respond. know, and you can't respond. you've there. you've just got to sit there. and was right one of and he was quite right on one of them. gary said them. what gary said is you should the rules because if should read the rules because if they him commenting on they criticise him commenting on rwanda, allowed to and rwanda, he's allowed to and they've confirmed that he was allowed to comment about, well, i'm over writing you, i think i think he's cursed. >> i he's cursed. >> i think he's cursed. yeah. >> i think he's cursed. yeah. >> to be this this >> he pretends to be this this walk , let's be socialist. >> oh, the government should do all stuff people. it's >> oh, the government should do all if stuff people. it's >> oh, the government should do all if stlpaid people. it's >> oh, the government should do all if stlpaid your3le. it's >> oh, the

i get the job. >> if i get rid of gary lineker. >> if i get rid of gary lineker. >> wink. yes. so .have to have a bit of banter. >> i mean, come on, you cannot tell presenters, you can't engage you engage somebody rubbishes you know, you respond. know, and you can't respond. you've there. you've just got to sit there. and was right one of and he was quite right on one of them. gary said them. what gary said is you should the rules because if should read the rules because if they him commenting on they criticise him commenting on rwanda, allowed to and rwanda, he's allowed to and they've confirmed that he was allowed to comment about, well, i'm over writing you, i think i think he's cursed. >> i he's cursed. >> i think he's cursed. yeah. >> i think he's cursed. yeah. >> to be this this >> he pretends to be this this walk , let's be socialist. >> oh, the government should do all stuff people. it's >> oh, the government should do all if stuff people. it's >> oh, the government should do all if stlpaid people. it's >> oh, the government should do all if stlpaid your3le. it's >> oh, the

in common with gary something in common with gary lineker. he's ignited another impartiality row by signing a document with a load of other luvvie celebs demanding the rwanda plan is scrapped. should he stick to football. meanwhile, prince pinocchio is out of pocket. harry is ordered to pay more than 48 k in legal costs after losing part of a libel case against the mail on sunday. lady c wades in on that and rumours that this photo of kate wills and the kids is photoshopped. can you spot what's wrong with it .7 nigel what's wrong with it.7 nigel farage has pocketed £1.5 million from itv and he's come out swinging. >> but i would say to you, mr kevin lygo , the boss of itv , kevin lygo, the boss of itv, it's up to you , mate. if you it's up to you, mate. if you want to go to war with me, you really can. wow. >> should itv, director of television apologise to nigel farage.7 humza yousaf has gone rogue as well. he's conducting foreign policy with the turkish president that thinks that hamas are freedom fighters . giving are freedom fighters. giv

lineker resent whether they watch the bbc or not.fact if gary lineker worked the fact if gary linekertle for some like minor, tiny little station talk is no one, station like talk tv is no one, no one would care. but because it's the bbc ramming down their horrible i've got to pay my licence fee this year and i've always been very pro busy. >> used to for the bbc >> i used to work for the bbc and all of that. yeah, uh, but but the stuff they're putting out, that some of that out, the fact that some of that money go to bbc money is going to go to bbc news, believe have behaved news, who i believe have behaved despicably few despicably over the last few months painful. despicably over the last few mo well, painful. despicably over the last few mo well, let'siainful. despicably over the last few mo well, let's move. despicably over the last few mo well, let's move on to a >> well, let's move on to a story from december . this was story from december. this was a bbc sports personality of the year award. this was quite a big deal year award. this was quite a big deal. josh what was this? >

gary lineker's house. and he goeum, i, you'll fine. gary lineker's house.. and he goeum, i, i am/ou'll fine. gary lineker's house. and he goeum, i, i am notll fine. gary lineker's house. and he goeum, i, i am not actuallye. so, um, i, i am not actually a ricky gervais fan. i mean, what we know about comedy is that obviously it's different flavours for different folks, you know, um , but i do find him you know, um, but i do find him funny in different places . and funny in different places. and this new special has come out andifs this new special has come out and it's his writing and it's called armageddon . i mean, i called armageddon. i mean, i would think you know, him being an atheist, there's probably going to be a lot of jokes in there about the end of the world and things that, but, um, and things like that, but, um, it seems that it's got some people have got their knickers in a twist and they are writing to netflix because they don't want those jokes spoken with, which is just, are we not beyond this by now? because i'm pretty sure ricky gervais ,

lineker resent whether they watch the bbc or not.fact if gary lineker worked the fact if gary linekerle for some like minor, tiny little station talk is no one, station like talk tv is no one, no one would care. but because it's the bbc ramming down their horrible i've got to pay my licence fee this year and i've always been very pro busy. >> used to for the bbc >> i used to work for the bbc and all of that. yeah, uh, but but the stuff they're putting out, that some of that out, the fact that some of that money go to bbc money is going to go to bbc news, believe have behaved news, who i believe have behaved despicably few despicably over the last few months painful. despicably over the last few mo well, painful. despicably over the last few mo well, let'siainful. despicably over the last few mo well, let's move. despicably over the last few mo well, let's move on to a >> well, let's move on to a story from december . this was story from december. this was a bbc sports personality of the year award. this was quite a big deal year award. this was quite a big deal. josh what was this? >>

yeah. >> gary lineker will >> you think gary lineker will be bbc? be booted by the bbc? >> i think.hairman saying there that he thought facie chairman saying there that he thougthat facie chairman saying there that he thougthat broke facie chairman saying there that he thougthat broke impartiality; case that he broke impartiality guidelines. the guy cannot carry on okay expecting >> wow. okay wasn't expecting that bbc spokesperson that the bbc or bbc spokesperson has said we aren't to has said we aren't going to comment or indeed comment on individuals or indeed individual the individual tweets. while the guidance allow people to guidance does allow people to talk issues that matter to talk about issues that matter to them, is clear that them, it also is clear that individuals should civil and individuals should be civil and not question not call into question anyone's character. we discuss issues that with presenters as that arise with presenters as necessary. there go . necessary. there we go. >> that's interesting >> that's quite interesting statement because it actually does mak

yeah. >> gary lineker will >> you think gary lineker will be bbc? be booted by the bbc? >> i think.aying there that he thought facie chairman saying there that he thougthat facie chairman saying there that he thougthat broke facie chairman saying there that he thougthat broke impartiality; case that he broke impartiality guidelines. the guy cannot carry on okay expecting >> wow. okay wasn't expecting that bbc spokesperson that the bbc or bbc spokesperson has said we aren't to has said we aren't going to comment or indeed comment on individuals or indeed individual the individual tweets. while the guidance allow people to guidance does allow people to talk issues that matter to talk about issues that matter to them, is clear that them, it also is clear that individuals should civil and individuals should be civil and not question not call into question anyone's character. we discuss issues that with presenters as that arise with presenters as necessary. there go . necessary. there we go. >> that's interesting >> that's quite interesting statement because it actually does make it by s

too old and replaced with gary lineker.ineker 63, so lineker. gary lineker is 63, so that's older because that's seven years older because 63 is the new 56. >> fine, but also, gary >> it's fine, but also, gary lineker tweets. >> it's fine, but also, gary lin> it's fine, but also, gary lin> it's fine, but also, gary lin> it's fine, but also, gary lin> he used them as his political activism on twitter. he used them a as a defence court them as a as a defence in court to get of paying a £49 to get out of paying a £49 million tax bill, which ironically , if he paid his taxes ironically, if he paid his taxes in full as hmrc requested, then the government would be able to do the things that he do all the things that he lobbies government do . lobbies the government to do. >> okay, well, we started out by defending lineker and we've ended the opposite. ended up with the opposite. >> i still defend him. you >> no, i still defend him. you still yeah. he

too old and replaced with gary lineker. lineker 63, so lineker. gary lineker is 63, so that's older because that's seven years older because 63 is the new 56. >> fine, but also, gary >> it's fine, but also, gary lineker tweets. >> it's fine, but also, gary lin> it's fine, but also, gary lin> it's fine, but also, gary lin> it's fine, but also, gary lin> he used them as his political activism on twitter. he used them a as a defence court them as a as a defence in court to get of paying a £49 to get out of paying a £49 million tax bill, which ironically , if he paid his taxes ironically, if he paid his taxes in full as hmrc requested, then the government would be able to do the things that he do all the things that he lobbies government do . lobbies the government to do. >> okay, well, we started out by defending lineker and we've ended the opposite. ended up with the opposite. >> i still defend him. you >> no, i still defend him. you still yeah. h

and i think gary lineker. actually gary wants to leave the bbc because then he'll come out as socialist champagne as this socialist champagne socialist hero will be hero worshipped, um, by all the lefties. and as you know, there's big money in it. >> well, it just seems a bit odd. look gary's not here to defend himself, so not defend himself, so we're not like, we're not having like, you know, we're not having particularly a go at him, but it's more the that he works it's more the fact that he works at he to speak. at the bbc, he is free to speak. but work for the bbc, but if you work for the bbc, there are certain guidelines because paying because the taxpayer is paying for licence fee payer for you or the licence fee payer is you. so it is your is paying for you. so it is your role, as one the role, especially as one of the highest and highest profile highest paid and highest profile presenters, to respect that and respect british public. and respect the british public. and i personally feel like he's taking

so he must have gary lineker.o he must have think there's lots of sports presenters that would love to have gary lineker's job. >> indeed, if he moved from match of the day and went somewhere i mean, just somewhere else. i mean, it just seems to be, um, an ongoing problem. bbc can't seem to problem. the bbc can't seem to solve. yeah, poor old beeb, poor old beeb, poor old. anyway, we don't want to talk about the bbc because of course we have all views here on gb news um, lineker esque or the complete polar opposite. and that's why lineker esque or the complete polcanpposite. and that's why lineker esque or the complete polcan speakz. and that's why lineker esque or the complete polcan speak freely that's why lineker esque or the complete polcan speak freely on t's why lineker esque or the complete polcan speak freely on the vhy we can speak freely on the people's channel. nicole owen, we can speak freely on the peopleyou hannel. nicole owen, we can speak freely on the peopleyou veryel. nicole owen, we can speak fr

lineker face popping up you'd have gary lineker face popping up whenever people ponder the future of >> too big for his >> he's got too big for his boots. of these boots. he's like one of these prima donna footballers who actually dressing actually ruined the dressing room and eventually they're shipped italia , an shipped off to an italia, an series, a division team. he's got to go. and this is from someone who loves the man as a footballer. and i'm worried about the future of the licence fee well. martin you and i fee as well. martin you and i disagree. >> that you're not fan >> i know that you're not a fan of bbc licence fee. of the bbc licence fee. >> i think there is a place for the bbc in our media landscape, but unfortunately, is but unfortunately, lineker is harming it. >> okay, danny, we've only got a quick minute left. do you think this is a turning point? do you think finally somebody is think that finally somebody is going lineker or going to stand up to lineker or do you think once again, mr teflon with it? no teflon will get away with it? no he's incorrigible. >> doesn'

lord, gary lineker appointed.t? we continually talk about this and you you clearly, passionately agree the bbc has has a merit and a place within the fabric of society. we can look at the funding model, but we're constantly distracted by, i think , what feels the i think, what feels like the opinions of people who are very wealthy and very divorced from the day to day lives of ordinary people. and why i think people. and that is why i think we , rodge, we continually, rodge, having these , it just these conversations, it just seems so out of touch . seems so out of touch. >> well, there is a, you know, there's a problem. you've got to face this problem. you face this problem. do you believe or not? believe in the market or not? and course you can't justify and of course you can't justify some salaries, it's and of course you can't justify s(market salaries, it's and of course you can't justify s(market and salaries, it's and of course you can't justify s(market and the .aries, it's and of course you can't justify

gary >> who could that be? >> right. gary lineker >> that's right. gary lineker has in.rprise, surprise. gary lineker has weighed into debate. will weighed into this debate. will be talking about just how much influence the football pundit has on british politics. this after this monday to thursdays from six till 930 . till 930. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> britain has the rwanda conundrum been sold ? and after a conundrum been sold? and after a big thinker weighed in on the debate ? that's right. gary debate? that's right. gary lineker has written a letter so clearly we can all pack up now and go home. let's discuss his intervention now and some of the other big stories of the day with the former of the with the former editor of the sunday express, townsend, sunday express, martin townsend, and former labour mp simon and the former labour mp simon danczuk . danczuk. >> the great intellect, the great intellect. gary lineker has waded in once again. simon, what do you make of this? >> well, i think he should stay out of it, to be quite honest. why? very little

so much about gary lineker from this.t in the 90s . in the 90s. >> that's the take home from this. it's absolutely fine that it gets sent all the poop. but oh, there was an incident. well, sadly, we're of time. it's a sadly, we're out of time. it's a shame the show is over. shame the show is nearly over. so take another quick look so let's take another quick look at front pages. at saturday's front pages. the daily and skipped daily mail found and skipped school to go on gaza marches. the telegraph pressure on harry to back king in racism row. the times, says johnson . my covid times, says johnson. my covid decisions saved lives as the mirror. get him out of there or the i goes with revealed how cigarette giants are plotting to block new uk smoking ban and the daily star official you can't call slapheads slapheads and that's all we have time for. thank you to my guests, leo, kirsten, cressida wetton. we'll be back tomorrow cressida be back tomorrow with cressida and santo . if you be back tomorrow with cressida andwatchin

so much about gary lineker from this.t in the 90s . in the 90s. >> that's the take home from this. it's absolutely fine that it gets sent all the poop. but oh, there was an incident. well, sadly, we're of time. it's a sadly, we're out of time. it's a shame the show is over. shame the show is nearly over. so take another quick look so let's take another quick look at front pages. at saturday's front pages. the daily and skipped daily mail found and skipped school to go on gaza marches. the telegraph pressure on harry to back king in racism row. the times, says johnson . my covid times, says johnson. my covid decisions saved lives as the mirror. get him out of there or the i goes with revealed how cigarette giants are plotting to block new uk smoking ban and the daily star official you can't call slapheads slapheads and that's all we have time for. thank you to my guests, leo, kirsten, cressida wetton. we'll be back tomorrow cressida be back tomorrow with cressida and santo . if you be back tomorrow with cressida andwatchin

so much about gary lineker from this.ident in the 90s . in the 90s. >> that's the take home from this. it's absolutely fine that it gets sent all the poop. but oh, there was an incident. well, sadly, we're of time. it's a sadly, we're out of time. it's a shame the show is over. shame the show is nearly over. so take another quick look so let's take another quick look at front pages. at saturday's front pages. the daily and skipped daily mail found and skipped school to go on gaza marches. the telegraph pressure on harry to back king in racism row. the times, says johnson . my covid times, says johnson. my covid decisions saved lives as the mirror. get him out of there or the i goes with revealed how cigarette giants are plotting to block new uk smoking ban and the daily star official you can't call slapheads slapheads and that's all we have time for. thank you to my guests, leo, kirsten, cressida wetton. we'll be back tomorrow cressida be back tomorrow with cressida and santo . if you be back tomorrow with cressida andwat

now i want to talk about gary lineker. yes yes, yes.er potentially potentially breaching the bbc's guidelines yet again . guidelines yet again. >> now, these are the guidelines that were drawn up specifically to allow him to have public opinion polls. but he seems to have gone beyond even these. candace, what's going on here? >> i know you you do wonder with gary lineker if the bbc had stood firm last time when they took him off air and but all his colleagues sort of rallied around him and people said, well, you've got to make the decision now. with him , decision now. be firm with him, show tolerate show that you won't tolerate this. you don't, you'll this. but if you don't, you'll be in a weaker position and he'll and he'll feel emboldened. and i think that is what has happened now. i think lineker sort think that is what has happened nothinks,nk lineker sort think that is what has happened nothinks, well, lineker sort think that is what has happened nothinks, well, i'm neker sort think that is what has happened nothinks, well, i'm az

gary lineker has a has an opinion on this matter., it's got to the point now it's great for the mail and it's typical of the mail to report this in the way they have. and i would i agree with them on this. perhaps he should put a sock in it because just a thorn in it because he is just a thorn in the side of bbc. either he the side of the bbc. either he is trolling he and the bbc is trolling us or he and the bbc are trolling us. well what's interesting is so gary lineker was the for £49 million was on the hook for £49 million tax bill and he took or hmrc took him to court and gary lineker actually sort of managed to weasel out it in court to weasel out of it in court because he said, look, i do political activism, shows political activism, which shows i'm regular bbc employee. i'm not a regular bbc employee. >> that was the gist of it. a lot of people are saying that he uses political activism uses his political activism as a way of of weaselling out of way of sort of weaselling out of his responsibilities. and his tax responsibiliti

gary lineker has a has an opinion on this matter., it's got to the point now it's great for the mail and it's typical of the mail to report this in the way they have. and i would i agree with them on this. perhaps he should put a sock in it because just a thorn in it because he is just a thorn in the side of bbc. either he the side of the bbc. either he is trolling he and the bbc is trolling us or he and the bbc are trolling us. well what's interesting is so gary lineker was the for £49 million was on the hook for £49 million tax bill and he took or hmrc took him to court and gary lineker actually sort of managed to weasel out it in court to weasel out of it in court because he said, look, i do political activism, shows political activism, which shows i'm regular bbc employee. i'm not a regular bbc employee. >> that was the gist of it. a lot of people are saying that he uses political activism uses his political activism as a way of of weaselling out of way of sort of weaselling out of his responsibilities. and his tax responsibiliti

gary lineker has a has an opinion on this matter.n, it's got to the point now it's great for the mail and it's typical of the mail to report this in the way they have. and i would i agree with them on this. perhaps he should put a sock in it because just a thorn in it because he is just a thorn in the side of bbc. either he the side of the bbc. either he is trolling he and the bbc is trolling us or he and the bbc are trolling us. well what's interesting is so gary lineker was the for £49 million was on the hook for £49 million tax bill and he took or hmrc took him to court and gary lineker actually sort of managed to weasel out it in court to weasel out of it in court because he said, look, i do political activism, shows political activism, which shows i'm regular bbc employee. i'm not a regular bbc employee. >> that was the gist of it. a lot of people are saying that he uses political activism uses his political activism as a way of of weaselling out of way of sort of weaselling out of his responsibilities. and his tax responsibilit

at gary like gary lineker's house.and it, gary lineker had a couple of refugees stay with him for a penod period of time. >> right . but period of time. >> right. but also as i understand ricky gervais and gary lineker have had a bit of back and forth on twitter. so then it makes sense having a little bit of a little bit of little bit of a, a little bit of a jab at him. but i mean, people say, know, he's offensive, say, you know, he's offensive, but this particular netflix special that's just been out since christmas day , i think, since christmas day, i think, uh, number one in uh, it's trending number one in most countries in the world. michael >> i suppose was the >> i suppose that was the intention, it? intention, wasn't it? >> i assume sort >> i mean, if he's i assume sort of like he writes these jokes because to number because he wants to trend number one has say one on twitter. so he has to say something that he thinks is going controversial going to be, well, controversial enough to get people talking. >> is >>

what about gary lineker?other celebrities who've a letter enraged who've signed a letter enraged by the latest iteration of it. well he should stick to football commentary . commentary. >> and i'd say this what is moral about allowing criminal gangs to put people's lives at risk for large sums of money by trafficking, trafficking them across the english channel? what on earth has got into anyone's minds to think that we shouldn't challenge or tackle that disgusting trade in human misery? and so again, unless he , misery? and so again, unless he, a labour or anyone else have got a labour or anyone else have got a better plan, at least we're putting plans in place which are starting to have success slashed by and do more in by a third and would do more in the . the future. >> okay. question about >> okay. final question about the covid inquiry. last few the covid inquiry. the last few moments we've just seen the prime arriving there prime minister arriving there ready for his questioning . today ready for his q

i don't know, gary lineker save the show.e show. >> remember lineker >> uh, i remember gary lineker presenting it. not that long >> uh, i remember gary lineker presebut.g it. not that long >> uh, i remember gary lineker presebut. yeah, ot that long >> uh, i remember gary lineker presebut. yeah, niceiat long >> uh, i remember gary lineker presebut. yeah, nice to long >> uh, i remember gary lineker presebut. yeah, nice to see] >> uh, i remember gary lineker presebut. yeah, nice to see him ago, but. yeah, nice to see him earn his money, wouldn't it? >> 1.3 million. yes, 1.3 >> yeah. 1.3 million. yes, 1.3 million. or he to million. or is he going to go into you're already into politics or you're already into politics or you're already in knows. right. in politics? who knows. right. what got talk about what else we got to talk about the first female referee in the premiership. come on girls rebecca welch. >> i i remember back >> yeah i mean i remember back in two thousand and seven, i was at luton town and a lady called amy rayner

i don't think it was very helpful for gary linekerl was very helpful for gary lineker after the bbc orith, the whole point about freedom of expression she should be allowed to say it. social media in some ways listen to it and with news presenters it is very clear but non—news presenters are free to express their opinions but there are some guidelines to do with there are some guidelines to do with the manner and stability of it and not make ad hominem attacks. —— civility. as far as i'm aware the signing of the letter did not breach those guidelines but i think however the more recent tweet that mr lineker identified some politicians does on the face of it seem to breach those guidelines. i'm not sure how egregious it is but it does and i imagine the bbc is now looking into that and considering its response. into that and considering its response-— into that and considering its resonse. ii i,, ii, response. that was the government candidate for _ response. that was the government candidate for chair _ response. that was the government candidate for chair of _ response. that was the go

so i think gary lineker is like a playground bully. yeah, absolutely.ps . defence secretary grant shapps. now gone too far hasn't he? >> i did, i have to say, i did think it was quite funny when lee anderson said that he was an overpaid crisps salesman, but then he offered lee anderson a job at the. it presuming he'll lose at the next lose his seat at the next election. offered to him in election. offered to get him in there with crisp if he's there with walkers crisp if he's looking for job. it's looking for a job. um it's inappropriate, obviously he knows breaking the knows that he's breaking the guidelines , as his guidelines, as his his colleagues the bbc know that colleagues at the bbc know that he's breaking guidelines. i he's breaking the guidelines. i obviously in i'm obviously believe that in i'm sort of a free speech absolutist , but, um, but this is obviously unprofessional behaviour from him. knows very well that him. and he knows very well that he's taking the mic. i think one of the, his bbc colleagues is, um, think way that they um, i thi

i'm sure you've seen this letter signed by the likes of brian cox, general dannatt and gary lineker and. what lineker and many others. what are your thoughts to this? well intentioned, thoughtful, respectful , all? respectful, all? >> i don't think it matters a tuppenny whatever what they think. think some of them think coherent thoughts. others just jump coherent thoughts. others just jump on the bandwagon . the jump on the bandwagon. the answer is what matters is, is what the government decides to do. i don't care what i mean. look, gary lynn is a nice chap at the time when i was very friendly with him, but i don't care what he thinks about politics, i barely care what he thinks about football. so a lot of this is a lot of hot air. what matters is, is that the government gets this right. and ihave government gets this right. and i have to tell you, as somebody who when i was a minister, many years ago on this occasion, looked at the european court of human rights with advisers, and we concluded that the european court of human rights, which consists of judges nominated by countries, q

at 1.35 million gary lineker.illion for saying exactly same thing. >> a lot of licence people in the pulls in the ratings. yeah that's that is look that's unambiguously correct. >> especially they'd >> especially because they'd said their said he'd breached their guidelines. yeah uh, before and said it again. he did said don't do it again. he did it again. yeah. he briefly he didn't want spend he didn't want to spend it. he stepped back. stepped back and then back. yes. and was reintroduced and then was reintroduced because they obviously thought they him. yeah. >> this isn't a new >> but this isn't a new conversation. at, know, conversation. look at, you know, mark fowler and the first gay kiss tv between two men. kiss on tv between two men. i believe, on eastenders. >> remember that. >> oh, gosh. i remember that. >> oh, gosh. i remember that. >> yeah. that you know, that >> yeah. that was you know, that was, that was risk taking risky tv. was such a great way tv. but it was such a great way of touching on import

lineker kind like when gary lineker kind of like when gary lineker kind of like in something like trieson't like this encroaching unless encroaching of swearing unless it's artfully. be it's done artfully. it should be artful starts. artful the way he starts. >> support hamas. artful the way he starts. >> yeah,)ort hamas. artful the way he starts. >> yeah, stuff amas. artful the way he starts. >> yeah, stuff like s. artful the way he starts. >> yeah, stuff like that. >> yeah, stuff like that. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegedly medieval blasphemy. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegythat medieval blasphemy. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegythat sortieval blasphemy. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegythat sort of al blasphemy. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegythat sort of stuff, sphemy. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegythat sort of stuff, youemy. think that sort of stuff, you know, do you know know, like gadzooks. do you know what that's short for? >> god's hooks the nails >> no, but god's hooks the nails in hands. in his hands. >> quite powerful when you

lineker kind like when gary lineker kind of like when gary lineker kind of like in something like tries i don't like this encroaching unless encroaching of swearing unless it's artfully. be it's done artfully. it should be artful starts. artful the way he starts. >> support hamas. artful the way he starts. >> yeah,)ort hamas. artful the way he starts. >> yeah, stuff amas. artful the way he starts. >> yeah, stuff like s. artful the way he starts. >> yeah, stuff like that. >> yeah, stuff like that. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegedly medieval blasphemy. i think that sort of stuff, you know, gadzooks. you know know, like gadzooks. do you know what that's short for? >> god's hooks the nails >> no, but god's hooks the nails in hands. in his hands. >> it's quite powerful when you know that, isn't gadzooks? know that, isn't it? gadzooks? they say on they used to say that on rentaghost , yeah. rentaghost yeah, yeah. >> several references there that no one's going to get. but you have to explain what rentaghost was. >> now, staying with the telegraph . josh i is having telegraph. josh i i

lineker kind like when gary lineker kind of like when gary lineker kind of like in something like trieson't like this encroaching unless encroaching of swearing unless it's artfully. be it's done artfully. it should be artful starts. artful the way he starts. >> support hamas. artful the way he starts. >> yeah,)ort hamas. artful the way he starts. >> yeah, stuff amas. artful the way he starts. >> yeah, stuff like s. artful the way he starts. >> yeah, stuff like that. >> yeah, stuff like that. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegedly medieval blasphemy. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegythat medieval blasphemy. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegythat sortieval blasphemy. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegythat sort of al blasphemy. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegythat sort of stuff, sphemy. >> i tell you what, i quite like allegythat sort of stuff, youemy. think that sort of stuff, you know, do you know know, like gadzooks. do you know what that's short for? >> god's hooks the nails >> no, but god's hooks the nails in hands. in his hands. >> quite powerful when you

i'm sure you've seen this letter signed by the likes of brian cox, general dannatt and gary lineker and. what lineker and many others. what are your thoughts to this? well intentioned, thoughtful, respectful , all? respectful, all? >> i don't think it matters a tuppenny whatever what they think. think some of them think coherent thoughts. others just jump coherent thoughts. others just jump on the bandwagon . the jump on the bandwagon. the answer is what matters is, is what the government decides to do. i don't care what i mean. look, gary lynn is a nice chap at the time when i was very friendly with him, but i don't care what he thinks about politics, i barely care what he thinks about football. so a lot of this is a lot of hot air. what matters is, is that the government gets this right. and ihave government gets this right. and i have to tell you, as somebody who when i was a minister, many years ago on this occasion, looked at the european court of human rights with advisers, and we concluded that the european court of human rights, which consists of judges nominated by countries, q

and he goes , gary you headed? and he goes, gary lineker's go just down lineker's house., you know, attitude . odds the, you know, attitude. odds are changing and this is becoming something people are. so the end of their tether so at the end of their tether with it and it's so flagrant , with it and it's so flagrant, obvious that unfair to have obvious that it's unfair to have , you know, people skipping the queuein , you know, people skipping the queue in front other people, queue in front of other people, that become some, you know, that it's become some, you know, ricky gervais, who's by no means, know, of means, you know, a sort of a right firebrand, right wing firebrand, controversial . i right wing firebrand, controversial. i mean, right wing firebrand, controversial . i mean, he's controversial. i mean, he's a controversial. i mean, he's a controversial comedian, but he's, know, quite he's, you know, he's quite a quite right on guy. he's quite a right on guy. uh, he's discussing it and getting big laughs in his show. >> definitely. and you can hear the roar of lau