former bbc director general greg dyke said the corporation had made a mistake and undermined its ownst night the bbc said that gary lineker would be stepping back until there is an agreed and clear position on his use of social media. our media correspondent david sillito reports. when gary lineker left home this morning, it wasn't his normal saturday schedule. the decision by the bbc to drop him from match of the day for tweets — one of which described a statement by the home secretary as "beyond awful," has had repercussions. we've got big games... match of the day will tonight go ahead without presenters, pundits, many of its best known commentators and post—match interviews. and the disruption has spread to other programs. alex scott said she wouldn't be presenting football focus. the bbc�*s replaced it with bargain hunt. continuity announcer: in a change to the schedule, it's bargain hunt. - and a former director general of the bbc, greg dyke, who himself left the job after a run—in with government at the time, feels the corporation has handled this badly. there is a long establ

and a previous director general of the bbc, greg dyke, who himself left the corporation after a run—in of the time, thinks the bbc has made a big mistake. there is a long established precedent in the bbc that if you are an entertainment presenter, oryou're a football presenter, then you are not bound by those same rules. and i think what the bbc has done is, actually, the real problem of today, is that the bbc has undermined its own credibility. for those running the bbc, this isjust a question of impartiality. however, the corporation's rules have some grey areas. those in news cannot express any political opinions, and caution is advised for all staff. but the guidelines say the risk is lower where an individual is expressing views publicly, or on an unrelated area, for example a sports or science presenter expressing views on politics or the arts. however, the rules on social media were recently tightened, and the corporation's top talent were told there is now an additional responsibility to the bbc because of their profile on the bbc. so, is there some wiggle room in all of this t

. - and a former director general of the bbc, greg dyke, who himself left the job after a run—in with time, feels the corporation has handled this badly. there is a long established precedent in the bbc, that is if you're an entertainment presenter or you're a football presenter, then you are not bound by those same rules. and i think what the bbc has done is actually the real problem of today is that the bbc has undermined its own credibility by doing this. because it looks like, it looks like the perception out there is that the bbc has bowed to government pressure. the bbc�*s view is that it has rules. presenters with a particularly high profile have, it says, an extra responsibility to be impartial. and for the current director general tim davie, this is crucial for what he says is a cornerstone of the bbc — impartiality. if gary lineker breached the guidelines, why didn't you sack him? well, i think we always look 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

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