have you been unfair to gary lineker? no, i have acted in i gary lineker?right way. it has always been difficult. there are no easy answers, it is tough getting the balance right but asking gary lineker to step aside was appropriate at that moment. then we reset and we do the things we have laid out in this agreement which i think are right and we go forward. how are you so out of touch with your own corporation, your own organisation, your own stuff, you didn't foresee this complete chaos? i respect the views of the sports teams. they obviously were put in a very difficult situation. people across the bbc, if you talk to them, are all very passionate about our standing as an impartial broadcaster. this event tells you how polarise the debate has come. i want to fight for a bbc where we can have proper, calm debate, facilitate free speech. that is a really important thing. this will allow us to do good. important thing. this will allow us to do good-— important thing. this will allow us to do ood. l, l, , , l, , to do good. there are many people, all they s

gary lineker and bbc bosses. very hard to see — gary lineker and bbc bosses. and bbc bosses. very hard to see where it _ gary lineker and bbc bosses. very hard to see where it goes. we will talk to somebody who is an expert on communications on this in a moment. we have heard a few snippets of tim davie, the director—general, and others there, you have mentioned some of their statements. as anything been said to address these accusations that are coming from labour that the government has bowed to pressure, that the bbc has bowed to pressure, that the bbc has bowed to pressure, that the bbc has bowed to pressure from the government? flat to pressure from the government? not so far, to pressure from the government? iirrt so far, lucy, and that is an accusation notjust coming from labour at this point, former bosses of the bbc are saying that the bbc has bowed to government pressure. greg bike, a former director general, predecessor of tim davie, has had what the abc have done about gary lineker is completely wrong. the thing is, the story about gary lineker�*s

they have got this one badly— gary lineker. they have got this one badly wrong — gary lineker. got this one badly wrong and now they are very, very exposed, as is the government. banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. us regulators shut down silicon valley bank in the biggest banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis. and we'll catch up with lesley paterson — the triathlete who's nominated for numerous awards at this weekend's oscars — for her screenplay of a german first world war epic. i went iwent up i went up to tom cruise and i said, "hi, tom, my name is lesley paterson, he said, "i know your story, how many hours a day do you train?" the bbc has apologised for its "limited sports programming" this weekend after several tv and radio shows have been cancelled, as controversy continues over the corporation's decision to take gary lineker off match of the day. these are pictures of the former footballer taken today during the premier league match at the king power stadium in leicester. he will not be hosting match of the day tonight after criticising the gover

gary lineker leavin: good morning, gary! gary lineker leaving his _ good morning, gary!neker leaving his home _ good morning, gary! gary lineker leaving his home this _ good morning, gary! gary lineker leaving his home this morning - good morning, gary! gary lineker. leaving his home this morning after the bbc said he be returning to match of the day, after days of chaos at the corporation, with sports programmes at the weekend disrupted, a resolution announced by the bbc�*s director—general. disrupted, a resolution announced by the bbc's director-general.- the bbc's director-general. asking ga to the bbc's director-general. asking gary to step _ the bbc's director-general. asking gary to step back _ the bbc's director-general. asking gary to step back off _ the bbc's director-general. asking gary to step back off there - the bbc's director-general. asking gary to step back off there was, i l gary to step back off there was, i think. _ gary to step back off there was, i think. a _ gary to step back off there was, i think, a significant thing, and now it we _ think, a sig

the body language of gary lineker seen at a footballl of gary lineker seen at a football match that they the director general of the bbc. the former director general greg bike said the bbc had undermined its own credibility as it appeared that it bowed to government pressure. the director general saying that it is not about left or right but that has not stopped politicians weighing in. an right but that has not stopped politicians weighing in. an unusual comment from _ politicians weighing in. an unusual comment from rishi _ politicians weighing in. an unusual comment from rishi sunak - politicians weighing in. an unusual comment from rishi sunak at - politicians weighing in. an unusuali comment from rishi sunak at five, six o'clock on a saturday, it is unusualfor six o'clock on a saturday, it is unusual for him to engage six o'clock on a saturday, it is unusualfor him to engage in six o'clock on a saturday, it is unusual for him to engage in those statements at that time. he heaped praise on gary lineker first and said he cannot always agree, he hoped the issue could be resolved in a t

— have both said they agreed with gary lineker, so who knows? we will see. we will see. thank you, charlotte _ lineker, so who knows? we will see. thank you, charlotte gallagher, - lineker, so who knows? we will see. thank you, charlotte gallagher, on i thank you, charlotte gallagher, on theissues thank you, charlotte gallagher, on the issues at the bbc today. you're watching bbc news. business leaders are warning that companies are facing a cliff edge in their energy bills from april, which could see thousands go under. they're urging the government, which has been supporting firms with their bills over the winter, to extend that help in next week's budget. households too are waiting to hear if government support will continue with domestic bills. our business correspondent marc ashdown has the details. i've spent £76.83 this week. and have you had it on much? no! sue has turned me to reading into a fine art. sue has turned meter reading into a fine art. after seeing her energy bills treble she's now careful about the simple things like making tea and does h

to gary lineker and this thing about— led to gary lineker and this thing about stepping _ led to garythis thing about stepping backwards, let's. led to gary lineker and this thing i about stepping backwards, let's be absoiuteiy— about stepping backwards, let's be absolutely frank _ about stepping backwards, let's be absolutely frank about _ about stepping backwards, let's be absolutely frank about this, - about stepping backwards, let's be absolutely frank about this, gary . absolutely frank about this, gary has been — absolutely frank about this, gary has been made _ absolutely frank about this, gary has been made clear— absolutely frank about this, gary has been made clear i— absolutely frank about this, gary has been made clear i would - absolutely frank about this, gary - has been made clear i would imagine, he is not _ has been made clear i would imagine, he is not going — has been made clear i would imagine, he is not going to _ has been made clear i would imagine, he is not going to be _ has been made clear i would imagine, he is not going to be presenting - he is not going to

the bbc says it's highest—paid star sports presenter, gary lineker, will step back from fronting its football programme after he criticised the british government's migration policy. the broadcaster said that lineker — a former england footballer — would not present his popular programme, match of the day, until an agreement was reached over his social media use. in a tweet, he'd compared the language used by the government to set out its plan, to that used by germany in the nineteen—thirties. the bbc said lineker should keep away from "taking sides on party political issues" under its impartiality guidelines. in the last hour, his co—presenter, former footballer and pundit alan shearer, says he will not appear on the saturday night programme. here's our media correspondent david sillito. what— correspondent david sillito. what correspondent david sillito. make the bbc has dec the what make the bbc has decided no. in the statement this afternoon is what make the bbc has decided no. in the statement this afternoor_ the statement this afternoon is that his statements _ the statement th

the bbc is in crisis tonight afterforcing it's highest paid journalist gary lineker. e broadcaster said that lineker — a former england captain — would not present his popular programme, match of the day, until an agreement was reached over his social media use. in a tweet, he'd compared the language used by the uk government to set out its plan, to that used by germany in the mid 1930s. the bbc said lineker should keep away from "taking sides on party political issues" under its impartiality guidelines. gary lineker�*s co—presenters, former footballers alan shearer and ian wright, say they will not appear on the saturday night programme "in solidarity". here's our media correspondent david sillito. in the last few hours bbc said the show will go through with match action. bbc staff are expected to remain impartial and not express opinions in public. some defending gary lineker have said that those rules do not apply to him. gary lineker has been taken off the air by the bbc and a scope producers alan shearer and enright won't be appearing either as a mark of solidarit

of the air. [30 conservative party to take gary lineker of the air.— conservative party to take gary publicly? just look at the letters | and tweets, tory mps are talking more about gary lineker than they are about the cost of living crisis, 7 million people waiting for nhs treatment the crisis in terms of securing our borders and treating refugees with dignity, they are talking more about gary lineker than any of those things that matter on a daily basis for our constituents. under huge pressure, i think it is a shame that the bbc has bowed to that pressure and i would urge the bbc to reconsider this decision because i think it has now gone totally out of proportion. {lila think it has now gone totally out of ro ortion. �* , think it has now gone totally out of --roortion. �*, , ., proportion. ok, let's see what ha--ens proportion. ok, let's see what happens in — proportion. ok, let's see what happens in the _ proportion. ok, let's see what happens in the next _ proportion. ok, let's see what happens in the next couple . proportion. ok, let's see what happens in the next couple of|

because gary lineker, — way out of this? because gary lineker, it _ way out of this?neker, it doesn't seem, wants to back down— lineker, it doesn't seem, wants to back down on what he says on social media _ back down on what he says on social media. he— back down on what he says on social media. , back down on what he says on social media. v back down on what he says on social media. _ media. he says he's sticking by it. in fact, just _ media. he says he's sticking by it. in fact. just a _ media. he says he's sticking by it. in fact, just a few _ media. he says he's sticking by it. in fact, just a few days _ media. he says he's sticking by it. in fact, just a few days ago, - media. he says he's sticking by it. in fact, just a few days ago, he . in fact, just a few days ago, he thought he was still going to be presenting much of the today. the bbc said they were speaking to gary lineker and then a few days later, we heard them saying he was stepping back from presenting. this is why there is this criticism from labour and others, what happened in between that changed m

the bbc says highest—paid and most recognised presenter, gary lineker, will step back from fronting itsp football programme after he criticised the british government's migration policy. the broadcaster said that lineker, a former england captain, would not present his popular programme, match of the day, until an agreement was reached over his social media use. in a tweet, he'd compared the language used by the uk government to set out its plan to that used by germany in the 1930s. the bbc said lineker should keep away from "taking sides on party political issues" under its impartiality guidelines. his co—presenters, former footballers and pundits alan shearer and ian wright, say they will not appear on the saturday night programme "in solidarity". here's our media correspondent david sillito. gary lineker, for more than 20 years, the face of match of the day. and it was only yesterday that he said on twitter he was looking forward to presenting once again on saturday. the bbc has decided, no. in a statement this afternoon, it said his recent tweets on social media had broken guideline

, i like gary lineker, you can say, i like gary lineker, you can say, i like gary lineker, or i don't ijust can i just put can ijust put you hypothesis? when you are working with tony blair on downing and you were putting into effect labour party policies and of course the controversial war in iraq, for example, then, if you had the match of the day presenter directly criticising your government, the labour government, at that time in the language they were using, how would you felt about that? ~ were using, how would you felt about that? . ., ., ~' were using, how would you felt about that? ~ ., ., ~ ., were using, how would you felt about that? ~ ., ., ., that? will look, more a million --eole that? will look, more a million people went — that? will look, more a million people went on _ that? will look, more a million people went on the _ that? will look, more a million people went on the march - that? will look, more a million i people went on the march against that? will look, more a million - people went on the march against the war in iraq and i don't know whether they were real

if gary lineker breached the guidelines, why didn't you sack him?ook to take proportionate action, and that's what we've done. but haven't you just kicked it further down the line? aren't you delaying the inevitable? i don't want to add to the statement. i think we've had very constructive discussions. the statement is very clear, and that's where we are. as editor in chief for the bbc, i think one of our founding principles is impartiality and that's what we're delivering on. and for the bbc, there's another issue hanging over it — its chairman. there is an ongoing inquiry into richard sharp's role into a loan made to borisjohnson, which has raised questions about his appointment and impartiality. so it was only a day or two ago that gary lineker said he thought all this was beginning to abate. events have rather gone in the opposite direction. david sillito, bbc news. as we mentioned, as well as the tv commentary, bbc radio's football commentary has also been impacted by the row here's how ian dennis, introduced this afternoon's football coverage

gary lineker also told me _ freelancer anyway. gary lineker also told me this.he boss since i've been eating but she's— with the boss since i've been eating but she's never called me and said you cant— but she's never called me and said you can't tweet about that.- you can't tweet about that. unless there was any _ you can't tweet about that. unless there was any doubt _ you can't tweet about that. unless there was any doubt he _ you can't tweet about that. unless there was any doubt he went - you can't tweet about that. unless there was any doubt he went on. | you can't tweet about that. unless i there was any doubt he went on. he told me i could do that and we. i'ml told me i could do that and we. i'm a moon told me i could do that and we. t“n a moon person. gary lineker his position could not have been clear there but months earlier tim davies had updated the social media guidance. it read. there are there also others whenever those have an additional responsibility to the bbc because of their profile on the bbc. we expect these individuals is to avoid taking

on saturday — after presenters and pundits walked out in support of the match of the day host, gary linekerccess for me is gary gets back on air, and together, we are giving to the audiences that world—class sports coverage, which as i say, i'm sorry we haven't been able to deliver today. the prime minsister rishi sunak hopes the controversy can be resolved and urges people to maintain perspective on his policies but the labour leader keir starmer says the bbc was not acting impartially in suspending gary lineker. and the british chancellor, jeremy hunt, has met the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank, which mostly financed tech start—ups. hello to you in the uk and around the world the director general of the bbc, tim davie, has apologised for the widespread disruption to bbc sports output today but says he won't resign. a number of tv and radio programmes have been pulled from the schedules after presenters and pundits walked out in support of gary lineker. the former footballer was taken off this evening's "match of the day", whi

that that way about gary lineker and i can understand why.— that way about gary lineker and i can understandc news _ can understand why. that was the former bbc news executive - can understand why. that was the i former bbc news executive richard ayre and former member of the bbc trust speaking to bbc breakfast a little earlier. we have had tweet from alex scott, we told you that the former england international and arsenal defender who presents football focus has announced she will not be doing that show today. also she said last night she would not be in on much of the day in support of gary lineker. she has just tweeted i made a decision last night that even though i love show and we have had an incredible week winning an award for football focus, it does not feel right for me to go ahead with the show today. hopefully i will be back in the chair next week. obviously lots of questions about how the bbc is going to resolve this. we will have more coverage for you throughout the day. the us treasury has moved to appease investors. our north american tech correspondent expense how it happene

your thoughts on gary lineker i want them coming in as well. ve got these guys on lineker watch on twitter to see whether or not he tweets anything because gary lineker has blocked me 40. lineker has blocked me on 40. i think he's kind of living his life back once. gary lineker because when i was when i was a kid, so growing up and was kid, so growing up and i was quite obsessed football, quite obsessed about football, he very straight he was always this very straight laced non—penalty very laced non—penalty score, very respectable , kind of straight respectable, kind of straight down the line kind of guy, and never got involved in anything contentious. he's contentious. but the older he's got, he's kind of got, the more he's kind of become radical. i mean, i'm half expecting him to join the socialist workers party. you never mohican. next never have a mohican. the next time on television, time he pops up on television, it's quite odd and okay, you know, entitled to his know, he's he's entitled to his opinions. course i opinions. of course he is

i gary lineker would draw such a re5ponse?_ gary lineker would draw such a resonse?ealise it would _ response? i am sure they didn't realise it would take _ response? i am sure they didn't realise it would take off - response? i am sure they didn't realise it would take off to - response? i am sure they didn't realise it would take off to the l realise it would take off to the extent they had. they thought they had to stick to their gun on impartiality. i have been teaching journalism for over 20 year, i am actually a professor emeritus and it is so, so important to teach young journalists going into broadcasting trying to be impartial is key to being a good broadcastjournalist, it is not the same with newspapers, with broadcasting you have to be impartial. you have to be impartial in what is broadcast, you don't necessarily have to force people to be impartial out with their broadcasting output, it is not so important. in fact, broadcasting output, it is not so important. infact, i broadcasting output, it is not so important. in fact, i would broadcasting output, it

our top stories: the sport presenter gary lineker will be back on air — as the bbc resolves its disputeh him over what he says on social media. an independent review of social media guidelines is to take place. asking gary to step back off—air was a significant thing and now we look forward with this agreement moving forward to resolve things and get back to business as usual. relief for thousands of british companies as the uk arm of the collapsed silicon valley bank is rescued. in the us, president biden promises that us tax payers will not be responsible for losses from failed banks. thanks to the quick action of my administration over the past few days americans can have confidence that the banking system is safe. your deposits will be there when you need them. small businesses across the country that have deposit accounts at these banks can breathe easier knowing they will be able to pay their workers and pay their bills. and their hard—working employees can breathe easier as well. last week when we learned of the problems at the banks and the impact they could have on jobs and sma

i do not remember— rid of gary lineker. i do not remember at rid of gary lineker.ber at the same tory mps crying about impartiality when those revelations about richard sharp came out. �* , , ., ., ,, ., out. briefly, before we talk about the budget. _ out. briefly, before we talk about the budget. the _ out. briefly, before we talk about the budget, the uk— out. briefly, before we talk about the budget, the uk chancellor- out. briefly, before we talk about - the budget, the uk chancellorjeremy hunt was alsojoining the budget, the uk chancellorjeremy hunt was also joining laura kuenssberg this morning to talk about the forthcoming budget, what did he have to say about gary lineker? he did he have to say about gary lineker? , , , ., lineker? he simply said that he thou~ht lineker? he simply said that he thought the _ lineker? he simply said that he thought the important - lineker? he simply said that he thought the important thing - lineker? he simply said that he l thought the important thing here lineker? he simply said that he - thought the important thing here w

has gary lineker agreed to stop tweeting about politics, which is what you asked on friday? lots of discussion, is that between now and when the review reports, gary will abide by the editorial guidelines. that is where we are. you said this was your foundational issue, impartiality. this was a line in the sand, itjust seems to have been a bit of disruption to match of the day, which you just abandoned. if that was just a bit of disruption to match of the day, you probably were not having the same weekend i was having. i think it was a very big moment in terms of our saying we had to take stock here, we had to take action. we did take action which we thought was proportionate and as the bbc, we believe we did the right thing, i think i did the right thing. having said that, i think you had to look at the balance here and act fairly. have you been unfair to gary lineker then? no. i think i've acted in the right way through this. it's always been difficult, as everyone has been saying on this affair, there's been no easy answers. it's been tough to get the balance right but as

this is not what gary lineker was expecting.aid he wasn't fearing suspension and he was looking forward to presenting this weekend. one of those furious with the bbc is alastair campbell, who now has a podcast produced by a company in which gary lineker is a major shareholder. i think this decision is driven by an utterly craven political cowardice at the top of the bbc, and that is what has led to gary lineker, and this thing about stepping backwards, let's be absolutely frank about this, it's been pretty made clear to gary lineker, i would imagine, he's not going to be presenting match of the day because he's not toeing the line. the bbc says gary lineker is, as a sports presenter, second to none, but want him to stop tweeting about politically controversial topics and say he will remain off air until an agreement is reached. as a sports presenter, he is still the face of the bbc, so i would suggest there has to be some rules. what these rules should be, i would have thought should be a matter of agreement between him and the

but i never think of— gary lineker and bbc together.c. he's freelance. he should be able - to say what he wants. meanwhile, another programme going out in reduced form was today�*s women�*s super league, and the disruption is also raising wider questions about tensions between the government and the bbc and the corporation�*s chairman, richard sharp, and an ongoing inquiry about disclosures about a loan guarantee to borisjohnson, which he says he had no part in actually arranging. but the government was keen to say the lineker issue is a matterfor the bbc. what needs to happen as a result of notjust the discussions about gary lineker, but also about the chairman of the bbc following the independent investigation that�*s now happening, is that we need to make sure we maintain that trust in the independence and the impartiality of the bbc. and while programmes dropping off the schedule is a sign all is not well at the bbc, match of the day 2 will tonight go out in reduced form. one former bbc director general feels it�*s not quite a crisi

sports output — after presenters and pundits walk out in support of the match of the day host, gary linekeress for me is gary gets back on air, and together, we are giving to the audiences that world—class sports coverage, which as i say, i'm sorry we haven't been able to deliver today. the british chancellor meets the governor of the bank of england, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank — which mostly financed tech start—ups. tackling tourette�*s — a leading british charity hails a life—changing device that controls the syndrome�*s symptoms. and — we'll catch up with lesley paterson — the triathlete who's in the running at sunday's oscars — for her screenplay of a german first world war epic. i went iwent up i went up to tom cruise, i said high, iam leslie i went up to tom cruise, i said high, i am leslie patterson, writer of all quiet on the western front. he said i know your story. western front. he said i know yourstory. how western front. he said i know your story. how many hours a day have you trained? i said, no way! the director general of the bbc, tim davie, has apologise

i would like to see gary lineker return on air.he bbc�*s football shows look set to be affected for a second day running after presenters withdraw in support of gary lineker. the uk, us and australian leaders are to meet for talks on defence — including the plan for australia to get us nuclear subs. britain's chancellor says he's working with the prime minister and the governor of the bank of england to try to avoid all loses for companies with investments in silicon valley bank uk after the failure of its parent company in the us. and the countdown to the oscars begins — but who will be smiling at the end of hollywood's biggest event of the year? the controversy over bbc sports presenter gary lineker — and his tweets criticising the uk government's policy on asylum seekers — shows no sign of abating. yesterday, it led to widespread disruption of the corporation's football coverage, as fellow presenters and commentators pulled out in support of the former england international. he'd been told by the bbc to "step back" from presenti

fair play to gary lineker, he is absolutely right and any presenter that went with him is absolutely her. - i mean, i can understand where lineker is comingl from from a certain point of view. but there is a time and place to air that as far as i am concerned and i do not think politics - and sports should actually mix. i think theyjust need to get back to the drawing room, the table and just maybe have a more adult conversation and just look at things going forward, maybe improve some systems and processes and sort of prevent a similar occurrence happening again. with what he said action—wise, i because he said it in his own time and not on match of the day itself, i think he should not be punished . for obviously match of the day. do you normally watch it? was it out of...? yes, protest. just explain, you decided not to? i decided not to. the bbc are out of order with what they have done. he is a sports commentator. if he has got views on twitter, they are his views. i hear what they're saying, but i never think of gary lineker and bbc together, i think of gary lineker separate from

i think the bbc, do not all agree with gary lineker. ithink the bbc, and i don't — lineker.ineker. ithink the bbc, and i don't know whether you agree, has a _ don't know whether you agree, has a responsibility to possibly use gary lineker as a line in— possibly use gary lineker as a line in the _ possibly use gary lineker as a line in the sand to say to all the — line in the sand to say to all the others that you can't do this — the others that you can't do this if_ the others that you can't do this. if you are working for the — this. if you are working for the bbc, _ this. if you are working for the bbc, you have a responsibility when you are public— responsibility when you are public facing, whether is your facetwok— public facing, whether is your facebook events or your 20 feet or whatever, to still retained an element of impartiality. to reall an element of impartiality. trr really hammer home that point you are making, somebody tweeted chilling to see a great public broadcaster cowering to white rain fanatics. democracy is made of tougher stuff than theirs. the bbc shou

that was gary lineker not _ the moment, sorry.answering any questions outside his house. we will bring you more on that story as and when we have it. now to cipher a look at how the weather is doing. hello. after several days dealing with the impact of snow we're having to deal with the impacts of melting snow over the next few days, rising temperatures coupled with heavy rain and a rapid thaw, means there could be a risk of flooding in one of two areas. the other weather concern over the next few days will be just how much wind returns through tonight and into tomorrow. strong winds are tied in with this area of low pressure that's creeping towards us, but it's helping to push in that much milder air we'll all see. so even in scotland, where we saw temperatures still hovering around freezing through much of this morning, it will be milder for the afternoon, but with it outbreaks of rain, and rain rather than snow developing across parts of the mainland but brighter to the north of that. rain at times in northern ireland, maybe al

gary lineker . well, the bbc was gary lineker.e bbc was unfortunately put in an incredibly difficult position because the remit as a public broadcaster is to be impartial and neutral . and i think we can and neutral. and i think we can all agree left, right and centre that. gary lineker's comments were anything but neutral. and the thing that made it particularly difficult for the bbc is the employment night of gary's tweets comparing suella braverman , who i'm no fan of braverman, who i'm no fan of particularly more for incompetence than anything else tonight 1330 germany. so were put in an incredibly position and ensuing split system meant that they had to act quickly and to be honest with you , i'm not to be honest with you, i'm not sure in the circumstances what else the bbc could have done . else the bbc could have done. fair enough. peter keir starmer has come out today to say that the bbc wrong and that essentially they let conservative politician jones influence their decision . do you influence their decision. do you thin

ali we've just read out that tweet from , gary lineker. that tweet from, gary lineker. you both. gary is set to return to our screens this weekend , our screens this weekend, presents match of the day . it's presents match of the day. it's after a pretty bruising weekend for the bbc sports coverage looking always unrecognisable really wasn't it. there was a poll over the from yougov a snap where 53% of people said the bbc had got this wrong shouldn't have taken gary lineker off air. so it does seem as though the bbc realised they couldn't allow this fallout continue and they worked very hard and very quickly to reinstate gary lineker . there has been lineker. there has been a statement in the past from the director general of the bbc, tim davie, who says that gary is a valued of the bbc. i know how the bbc means to gary and i look forward to him presenting our coverage this weekend. he also went on to announce independent review into the bbc's social media with a particular focus on freelance presenters who do not present news and current affairs so is gary lineker, of c

are not talking about payment for nurse, postal workers, the energy crisis, we are talking about gary linekerking about. as far has the go, i support gary not because he is my friend but because he is right in what he say, the language is similar to that used in germany, the outcome won't be the same, he is not suggesting it is like nazi germany but the language used in dehumanising a certain group of people is the same. as to whether he is allowed do that from an impartiality point of view, i thaw went out of the window with the bbc a long time ago, we saw in the world cup in qatar where by the bbc weren't impartial at all from a political or religious point of view, maybe gary wasn't sure whether that only applies if you are talking about other countries or it has to be just in this country.— about other countries or it has to be just in this country. john, would ou auree be just in this country. john, would you agree talking _ be just in this country. john, would you agree talking about _ be just in this country. john, would you agree talking about qatar- be just in this country. john, wou

but gary lineker has — an impartial organisation.has made _ an impartial organisation. but gary lineker has made lots _ an impartial organisation. but gary lineker has made lots of— an impartial organisation. but gary| lineker has made lots of comments before. you allowed him to criticise the qatari government on the bbc. why is this different? this the qatari government on the bbc. why is this different?— why is this different? this is nothin: why is this different? this is nothing to — why is this different? this is nothing to do _ why is this different? this is nothing to do with _ why is this different? this is nothing to do with anything l why is this different? this is l nothing to do with anything to why is this different? this is - nothing to do with anything to do with the specifics of where a tweet is sent and i will talk in general terms but it is about getting involved in party political matters. what i would say is, i am listening hard. this is been a tough time for the bbc and we care about our audiences. we want to get

i think gary lineker was wrong to do that.is entitled to an opinion but you cannot say what you like. i'm sorry the labour party, rather than backing those immigratiomeasures, want to back gary lineker and what he said. >> the shadow home secretary said the row is distracting from the main issue. >> have her there have been different competing conflicting reporton this. this is just a matter for gary lineker and the bbc. my concern is that the focus on this is being used by the government both to find somebody to blame and also to distract from the own serious failures on policies. and the fact that we have just not seen a strong enough and big enough agreement with france given the challenges we face. >> britain will give france nearly half $1 billion pounds over the next three years to pay for more french help in stopping migrants of crossing the channel on small boats. the deal was agreed at a summit in paris between t u.k. prime minister rishi sunak and french president emmanuel macron. our political editor mason reports f

gary lineker. complaining. gary lineker.ot this one badly wrong and now they're very badly exposed , as is the government, exposed, as is the government, because at the heart of this is the government's failure on the asylum system . and rather than asylum system. and rather than take responsibility for, the mess they've made, the government is casting around to blame anybody else. gary lineker , the bbc civil, the blob. what they should be doing is standing up, accepting , broken the asylum up, accepting, broken the asylum system and tell us and telling us what they're going to do to actually fix it. not whingeing about lineker . actually fix it. not whingeing about lineker. in actually fix it. not whingeing about lineker . in other about gary lineker. in other news, the chancellor has told gb news he wants britain to have the most competitive of business tax rates amid to scrap a plan to hike in corporation . ahead of to hike in corporation. ahead of wednesday's budget, jeremy hunt spoke to esther mcvey and philip davis on

oh, do help contribute towards gary lineker's wages. great british public they out if lineker should his position after his . here's what some of after his. here's what some of them have to say to make. do you think that gary on the bbc should be allowed express political views and not really point one up because he sports only viewers ? you think he was only viewers? you think he was right? yes i think he was trying to . right? yes i think he was trying to. immigration right? yes i think he was trying to . immigration policy right? yes i think he was trying to. immigration policy is horrible and i we're less of a country supporting something like this that's obviously fairer now off completely. the question is over whether or not gary lineker is a bbc employee should best thing i think people should best thing i think people should say their opinions more and i'm sick of people not saying they really think saying what they really think he's on pretty for the bbc he's on pretty much for the bbc sounds bit you know like sounds a bit you k

you know gary lineker very well- what _ unsustainable. you know gary lineker very well. is he _ unsustainable. you know gary lineker very well. what is he thinking - unsustainable. you know gary lineker very well. what is he thinking right. very well. what is he thinking right now? i very well. what is he thinking right now? ., �* ~ ., ., ., very well. what is he thinking right now? ~ ., ., ., ., now? i don't know, i have had a coule now? i don't know, i have had a couele of _ now? i don't know, i have had a couele of quick— now? i don't know, i have had a couple of quick text _ now? i don't know, i have had a couple of quick text exchanges l now? i don't know, i have had a i couple of quick text exchanges this week. i think he was very moved by everybody, the solidarity, i don't understand why bbc management did not realise these guys were a team, they travelled together and watch football together, and if you attack the captain the others will withdraw their support, the captain the others will withdraw theirsupport, ian the captain the others will withdraw their suppo

that is of course, gary lineker. t social media policy that do need addressing he said that for the meantime gary is going to abide by the current social media guidelines . whilst that guidelines. whilst that independent review takes place. but having that within minutes of that news breaking that that deal had been reached between gary lineker and the bbc, gary lineker was back his twitter page tweeting , a thread in which page tweeting, a thread in which he thanked his bbc sports colleagues for their solid charities that he is proud to for a fair broadcaster. but then he went on to share what he described as a final thought . described as a final thought. and this is the tweet. it says, however difficult past few days have been, it simply doesn't compare to having to flee home from persecution or war, to seek refuge in a land far away. it's heartwarming to see the empathy towards their plight. so many of you we a country of predominantly tolerant, welcoming and generous . thank welcoming and generous. thank you so i

other people agree with gary lineker and are prepared to say it. o someone like ian wright who's now said that he supports lineker and he supports lineker's opinion, which means you've got another bbc member talent to is bbc member of talent to is basically saying he disagrees with the government's asylum policy do have to with that policy do they have to with that as well from a bbc sports editor said last night that suspending lineker was an own goal by the more analogies than you can shake a yellow flag at the moment and it'll take them long time to recover from it will both the bbc and mr. recover ? both the bbc and mr. recover? it's going to be difficult . the it's going to be difficult. the bbc won't want to u—turn on position. and gary lineker at the moment has no desire to apologise . so the halfway house apologise. so the halfway house may be he returns on air an apology rises for the language particular the analogy to germany in the 1930s, but not for the view. but if the bbc are not comfortable with that there's a problem and let's not fo

you have suspended gary lineker for— happen. you have suspended gary lineker for an _ happen.ineker for an anti-government i happen. you have suspended gary i lineker for an anti-government tweet lineker for an anti—government tweet and there are questions being asked about richard sharpe, the chairman of the bbc was being investigated for facilitating a loan for former prime minister borisjohnson, why is he still in a job? to prime minister boris johnson, why is he still in a job?— he still in a “ob? to be clear, we asked gary — he still in ajob? to be clear, we asked gary to — he still in ajob? to be clear, we asked gary to step _ he still in ajob? to be clear, we asked gary to step back. - he still in ajob? to be clear, we asked gary to step back. in i he still in ajob? to be clear, we. asked gary to step back. in terms he still in ajob? to be clear, we i asked gary to step back. in terms of the chairman i have lots of responsibility in this job for thousands of people but i don't have anything to do with the appointment of the chair. it is a different process. the way in w

what do you think of gary lineker's in particular? he second world war in relation this migrants policy. second world war in relation this migrants policy . yeah this migrants policy. yeah i think obviously in terms of lineker his comments, i think they're obviously being taken in they're obviously being taken in the sense of, you know, what they have come across. you know, when you're referencing germany in its past it's always going to be a very difficult and of course sensitive subject but i think know diving deeper into it you want be asking the questions as to you know why did gary lineker say what he said. and i think when you look at the support which has come out in favour of gary lineker when you look at the likes of ian wright, alan shearer, jermaine jenas and even the piers morgan, all supporting gary lineker and what he has said and his position i think fundamentally what we're here is a support of free speech and you know bbc's comments around . the need to not censor around. the need to not censor gary what gary lineker c

this is not what gary lineker— on. this is not what gary lineker was _ on. | lineker was expect. only yesterday he said he was not fearing suspension. you yesterday he said he was not fearing suspension.- fearing suspension. you fear nettina fearing suspension. you fear getting suspended? - fearing suspension. you fear getting suspended? no. - fearing suspension. you fearj getting suspended? no. and fearing suspension. you fear i getting suspended? no. and he was looking forward to presenting this weekend, one of those furious with the bbc is alistair campbell who now has a podcast reduced by gary lineker�*s production company. i lineker's production company. i think this decision is driven ljy think this decision is driven by an utterly craven craven political cowardice at the top of the bbc and that is what has led to gary lineker and this thing about you know stepping backwards, let's be frank about this, gary has been pretty made clear to gary lineker i would imagine he's not going to be preventing —— presenting match of the day because he is not topping

i consider myself a freelancer anyway. >> gary lineker also told me this. : i've had two or three conversations wi tim davie. . he's never called me out and said you cannot say about that. >> unless there is any doubt, he went on -- gary: that they could prove anyway. i'm my own person. >> gary lineker's position could not have been clearer, but to mate -- tim davie updated the guidance, "nevertheless have an additional responsibility to the bbc because of their profile on the bbc. we expect these individuals to avoid taking sides on political issues or political controversies and t take care when addressing public policy matters." at the time, some describe the new rule as the lineker clause, but if it was the lineker clause, it is not clear if the man himself thought it applied to him. it brings us to september when tim davie gave mp's this update. tim: i think gary is a brilliant presenter, but i think he is a work in progress and we had a good conversation. i think he understands the guidelines. >> it was a work in progress. the bbc was saying it in the

bbc, and that is what has led to gary lineker, and this thing about stepping backwards, - let's be absolutelymade clear to him i would imagine, he is not going to be - presenting match of the day because he is not toeing - the line. the bbc says it would like to resolve this, but gary lineker has given no indication he is going to be silenced, and he's not bound by the strict rules covering news, but there is a clause in the rules saying if you have a high profile there is an extra responsibility. if you allow the most highly paid presenter on the bbc to breach i the guidelines in a way that the bbc says he has, - then why should anybody else, who's paid less, - obey the guidelines? and the bbc has to be impartial and perceived to be impartial. i and for the bbc, there is another issue hanging over it — its chairman. there is an ongoing inquiry into richard sharp's role in a loan made to borisjohnson which has raised many questions about his appointment and impartiality, but this weekend, it's all about gary lineker, with presenters lining up to say they will not be replacing him. match of th

you have suspended gary lineker for— happen. you have suspended gary lineker for an _ happen.spended gary lineker for an anti-government i happen. you have suspended gary i lineker for an anti-government tweet lineker for an anti—government tweet and there are of course questions being asked about richard sharpe the chairman of the bbc was being investigated for facilitating a loan for former prime minister boris johnson, ymca still in a job was not your mac to be clear, we asked gary to step back. in terms of the chairman, i have a lot of responsibilities in this job, chairman, i have a lot of responsibilities in thisjob, one thing i do not have responsibility for the appointment of the chair. it is a different process. the way in which the board is hired, and that role is a different thing to editorial in the bbc, making those decisions, trying to be fair, and getting a bbc that is truly impartial, and boy, we should be fighting for this in this world, calmly, rationally, fighting for a bbc that champions free speech. last auestion to bbc that champions free speech. last que

this tweet from gary lineker, would this suggest to you that no matter what the review of the bbc socialia guidelines ultimately finds, mr. lineker does feel secure in continuing to tweet his opinions, at least on this matter? guest: i think he will. he feels strongly about it, and i think in this particular case, on reflection, he may have actually tweeted the second part of the major point he was making in a slightly different manner. that is a learning experience. but this political question is massively important. we have a major western government about to challenge the 1951 national convention on refugees, which is actually very, very specific. the international convention is very clear, it says that " irregular entry into a country does not disqualify someone applying for refugee status." it is very clearly a severe breach of international law. that is one thing. i think the government is ready to admit that it is going to be in breach of the law. but secondly, there is something really potentially damaging. already, some countries in europe have indicated that they will be prepar