tim davie has aaain event that happened. tim davie has again insisted _ event that happened.ppened. tim davie has again insisted he doesn't _ event that happened. tim davie has again insisted he doesn't bow- event that happened. tim davie has again insisted he doesn't bow to - again insisted he doesn't bow to political pressure from any political pressure from any political party. what questions, though, does it raise about the links between the government and the director—general, and any pressure they may come under. this is historic, this has been of parties of all political persuasions. tt it of all political persuasions. if it was not of all political persuasions. tt t was not necessary to suspend gary lineker in order to get a resolution, why was he suspended? was that a reaction to criticism from government? were there people in government who thought that actually inflating this argument through the suspension of gary lineker would be a good thing for the general because of their policy on asylum seekers? they seem to have backed off. certainly the prime minister if h

tim davie, i am a great fan of tim davie's, in the sense that i believe he is totally committed to thed he has tried to do too much by himself. i think he now needs to look at his management team and whether it needs to be strengthened. but who have we not heard from this weekend? who has been missing in action? the bbc chairman. in the end, the director—general is not the boss of the bbc, the chair is, and in this situation, he should have been out explaining the principles of impartiality, helping his director—general, but also acknowledging the public interest and there is a proper debate here. we all know why he is silent, he is silent because if he was interviewed ijy silent because if he was interviewed by you, the next question after the first one about impartiality would be about his own direct impartiality given the circumstances of his appointment and the fact that he is now being investigated both internally and outside the bbc. he couldn't do hisjob internally and outside the bbc. he couldn't do his job at a crucial moment when he needed to defend the principle of the bbc�*

it brings us to september when tim davie gave mp's this update. 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 matter was not settled. which brings us to last week. guinea -- gary lineker tweeted that the small boat policy is beyond awful, called it immeasurably cruel and used language not do similar to that used by germany in the 1930's. this is how bbc director general mark thompson saw that. mark: on the face of it, that looks like a technical breach of the guideline. >> the bbc said there was a breach of the guidelines, and gary lineker's tweet does take sides in a political controversy, but this is far from the end of the matter. . this is last week. >>o you stand by what you said? your tweet? gary: of course. >> gary linacre -- gary lineker has said repeatedly impartiality guidelines do not apply to his tweets, and even his former bbc news executive is confused. >> the bbc impartiality

the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie over the ongoing row with top sports presenter gary lineker. ker, for tweeting criticism of the government's migration policy. in an interview with our north america correspondent, tim davey insisted that he would not be resigning. well, i'm very sorry for the disruption today. it has been a difficult day and i am sorry that audiences have been affected and they have not got the programming. as a keen sports fan i know, like everyone, that to miss programming is a real blow and i am sorry about that. we're trying very hard to resolve the situation. and make sure that we get output back on air. he is an outstanding broadcaster. he is a brilliant broadcaster and to be clear, success for me is gary gets back on air and together we are giving the audiences that world—class sports coverage which, as i say, sorry we have not been able to deliver today. 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 is nothing to do with anything to do with the specifics of w

i saw tim davie say that. i _ rules in this respect. i saw tim davie say that.i rules in this respect. i saw tim - davie say that. i think there needs to be... we need to see bbc executives coming out and explaining themselves, actually. we need to see themselves, actually. we need to see them address the question about alan sugar and jeremy clarkson, andrew neil and all the other presenters who have quite clearly expressed their own views. and tell us why gary lineker has been picked out and what is going to be done now to address this real perception, it is notjust coming from keir starmer, an awful lot of people out there are saying this looks like abject surrender to a government —— government pressure and right wing agenda setting. and we need to hear what the bbc is going to do about that, notjust in terms of news coverage, but for the good of our belief and trust in the bbc as a whole and its continuing independence. and i speak as a veteran ito—year supporter of the bbc. veteran 40-year supporter of the bbc. ., ~ veteran 40-year supporter of the sac. . ~

it is a horror show for tim davie.highest paid presenter for software by him, ——he finds the highest paid presenter for forced off the air by him, then a coterie of others following a solidarity, leaving the schedules were today on tv and radio, ripped up. that, as you heard tim davie there, for serving audiences that is a disaster. when it comes to impartiality, he has made this an absolute cornerstone of his leadership of the bbc, and the bbc of the future. as the man at the top of the organisation, he believes as do many others within the bbc, that that is crucial to survival in the future. it is clear from listening to that interview that the olive branch is being offered, he said the benchmark of success for the bbc is having gary lineker back on the telly, there is no doubt about that. changes are coming to clear up the grey area and ambiguity when it comes to bbc editorial guidelines. they are very important guidelines so, if on the other hand we get a firming up of editorial guidelines and less grey area, less

i can tell ou, accusation tim davie denies. i can tell you. anyone — accusation tim davie denies.enies. i can tell you, anyone who knows - accusation tim davie denies. i can tell you, anyone who knows me i accusation tim davie denies. i can tell you, anyone who knows me knows that, yes, 30 years ago, some political involvement, but absolutely not affected by pressure from one party or the other, that is not how we work, editorially, in the bbc. it is a convenient narrative, it is not true. and the impartiality guidelines would be equally applied in terms of being critical of the left or the right. the issue is getting involved in party political matters. �* �* , matters. the bbc will be relieved that their star _ matters. the bbc will be relieved that their star presenter - matters. the bbc will be relieved that their star presenter will - matters. the bbc will be relieved that their star presenter will be i that their star presenter will be back on and this weekend after a chaotic week. until the review is concluded, though, social media guidance in its current form remains in pl

have you spoken to tim davie yet, mr lineker? _ have you spoken to tim davie yet, mr lineker? lineker? i'm going to walk my dog and do my shopping, would - lineker? i'm going to walk my dog and do my shopping, would you i lineker? i'm going to walk my dog i and do my shopping, would you mind lettihg _ and do my shopping, would you mind lettihg me _ and do my shopping, would you mind letting me do it on my own? haste and do my shopping, would you mind letting me do it on my own? have you soken it letting me do it on my own? have you spoken it yet — letting me do it on my own? have you spoken it yet to _ letting me do it on my own? have you spoken it yet to the _ letting me do it on my own? have you spoken it yet to the bbc? _ letting me do it on my own? have you spoken it yet to the bbc? is _ letting me do it on my own? have you spoken it yet to the bbc? is this i spoken it yet to the bbc? is this the end — spoken it yet to the bbc? is this the end of— spoken it yet to the bbc? is this the end of your— spoken it yet to the bbc? is this the end of your presenting i spoken it yet

tim davie talked about reflecting on the guidelines. have another look at these guidelines, what freelance broadcasters can and cannot say on their twitter feeds, and that will take some time. you could have a relatively quick review or you could actually take months, and what you do in the meantime? is gary lineker to be reinstated as a presenter? will he be asked to apologise? if so, what exactly would he have to apologise for, and would he agree? there's so much uncertainty. there is a programme tonight, another match of the day tonight, will this be solved in time? difficult to see it can be solved completely but perhaps some kind of fudge can be created just to get bbc sport properly back in the air. rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor of the exchequer, said a sense of proportionality was called for. richard sharp, the chairman of the bbc, donated £a00,000 to the conservative party, helped facilitate an £800,000 loan to the former prime minister, borisjohnson. he is still in hisjob. gary lineker isn't able to present the football

tim davie did sa there implies are not clear. tim davie did say there had _ implies are not clear.mplies are not clear. tim davie did say there had been this grey - implies are not clear. tim davie did say there had been this grey area i say there had been this grey area and a place for potential confusion, especially with the role of freelancers. for us it is really straightforward, we work in news, we cannot tweet political opinions. we would be sacked. we go on impartiality courses and it is different being a journalist. there are other bbc presenters other than gary lineker that expressed political views, why haven't they been suspended? michael portillo, ed balls, they are all present bbc programmes, they are all vocal about politics, they haven't been censured. deborah needn't is very anti brexit, she hasn't been censored. anti brexit, she hasn't been censored-— anti brexit, she hasn't been censored. ~ ., ., ., censored. we will leave it for now. we will say — censored. we will leave it for now. we will say goodbye _ censored. we will leave it for now. we will say goodbye to

tim davie has a history of connections with the conservative party and so on.we know that the leadership, the director general and the chair of the bbc have political connections and political history. that is not without some importance in looking at in the round how the bbc have responded to this debate over asylum, as . mohammed: steven, aiden was talking there about bbc leadership being embroiled in this controversy right now, and i want to get back to a point that you were making earlier. one complicating factor in all this is the issue of bbc's chairman, richard sharp. he's a conservative party donor. he's been linked to arranging a loan for former prime minister boris johnson. he denies any conflict of interest. but there are prominent political voices in the u.k. calling for him to step down from his role at the bbc. so much does all of this complicates the controversy, how much is it potentially damage the bbc even further? guest: i think it lends the weight, this is the problem, it lends weight to the sense that the bbc is surrendering to a right-wear

but the incumbent dg tim davie says impartiality is a founding principle of the bbc.correspondent, david sillito. as gary lineker left home today, it was clear an issue he thought was two days ago blowing over, isn't. and a previous director general of the bbc, greg dyke, who himself left the corporation after a run—in with the government 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 polit

tim davie alone, not at all. . . you say not tim davie alone, not at all. , ., ., ., , all.d sharp, borisjohnson appointed richard sharp, not tim davie. but to defend that reputation, would it be better for the but to defend that reputation, would it be betterfor the bbc but to defend that reputation, would it be better for the bbc if the chairman richard sharp with his links to the conservative party were to step aside until whatever happened with borisjohnson and his finances is cleared up? hang happened with boris johnson and his finances is cleared up?— finances is cleared up? hang about. at the moment _ finances is cleared up? hang about. at the moment there _ finances is cleared up? hang about. at the moment there is _ finances is cleared up? hang about. at the moment there is an - at the moment there is an independent inquiry going on into this matter. leading council is asking everyone who will produce relatively sooner report.- asking everyone who will produce relatively sooner report. should he ste aside relatively sooner report. should he step aside while _ relati

in the last few minutes, tim davie has been speaking to david sillito.r back on air, this looks like a complete climb—down by the bbc. i air, this looks like a complete climb-down by the bbc. i don't think so. i have always _ climb-down by the bbc. i don't think so. i have always said _ climb-down by the bbc. i don't think so. i have always said that _ climb-down by the bbc. i don't think so. i have always said that we - climb-down by the bbc. i don't think so. i have always said that we need i so. i have always said that we need to take proportionate action. for some people, by the way, we have taken too severe action, david. 0thers taken too severe action, david. others think we are being too lenient. 0ne others think we are being too lenient. one of the joys of this affair as there has been no easy solution, but asking gary to step back was a significant thing, and now we look forward with this agreement, moving forward, to resolve things and get back to business as usual. re-examining uuidance business as usual. re-examining guidance and _ business a

the director-general, tim davie, is having what is termed i tim davie, is having what is termed a frank the match of the day presenter. i a frank conversation with the match of the day presenter.— of the day presenter. i think it's appmpriate _ of the day presenter. i think it's appmpriate we _ of the day presenter. i think it's appropriate we speak— of the day presenter. i think it's appropriate we speak privately l of the day presenter. i think it's| appropriate we speak privately to members of the team. the appropriate we speak privately to members of the team. the tweets are roblematic members of the team. the tweets are problematic for _ members of the team. the tweets are problematic for the _ problematic for the director—general, who has put impartiality at the heart of his leadership, try make sure that everybody feels the bbc represents its views. impartiality applies particularly to people who work in news and because gary lineker works in support of the risks of comprising impartiality are deemed lower but some say the guidelines are not clear enough to stop clearly this row

fundamental questions remain about tim davie's leadership and his approach to impartiality and how its, and the bbc royal charter and whatever individual contracts might say. there is a lot. let's start with the definition. the bbc guideline say impartiality is reflected in all sides of arguments and not favouring any site. they add, putting impartiality in practice is more difficult. the bbc is giving us a real—time demonstration of that with gary lineker as a test case. he is one of the bbc's top earners but is not a news journalists or politics presenter or bbc staff. he's a freelance sports centre, and in 2021! ask him about the bbc impartiality guidelines. they only apply to people in news and current affairs. i consider myself in a freelancer anyway. gary lineker also told me this. i've had conversations with the boss since i've been in but he's never called me and said you can't tweet about that. unless there was any doubt, he went on. he told me i could do that anyway. i'm my own person. gary lineker his position could not have been clear there but months earlier tim davies ha

the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, says he won't resign, but apologises for widespread disruptionthe corporation's sports output after presenters and pundits walk out in support of the match of the day host gary lineker. success 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 up to tom cruise, i said "hi, i'm lesley paterson, writer of all quiet on the western front." he said, "i know your story. how many hours a day have you trained?" i said, "no way?!" hello. let's begin with a story that's causing a storm here in the uk, and the dire

he always does with these closing words, i'd thank tim davie for i'd like to thank tim davie for histstanding understanding dunng his outstanding understanding during this difficult period. he has an almost impulsive boob job keeping everybody happy, particularly in the area of impartiality. i'm delighted that will continue to fight the good fight together . well, well, fight together. well, well, well. looks the director general of the beeb has nailed his colours to the mast and the whole saga has only emboldened woke disciples with one of this one of the weakened strikers, ian wright, still i mean, his bossis ian wright, still i mean, his boss is at the bbc, the evening on his own podcast. listen to this being they made a hot mess. i'm telling you, this is all from high up. you know, i can't blame a man phil, bernie. you know , the bbc, small team, all know, the bbc, small team, all of this over a tweet gary lineker rather manner over a tweet happening in above at some stage surely heads have got a role the ones the mismanage levels of this is . your head levels of this is. your he

go back to tim davie.want him to resign, want i want resign, i want him, but i want him discipline who refused to him to discipline who refused to go to work they have let go to work because they have let the licence fee down to 59 the licence fee pay down to 59 and half pounds a year and and a half pounds a year and people can't experience final score i don't have sky score because i don't have sky sports i have all the sky stuff and want it to see however so and i want it to see however so we are not are normally a total bbc of them the whole film bbc fond of them the whole film about see that's about them you see that's contemptuous about it's contemptuous it's not about it's the by who literally the licence by who literally pays their salary . so for them pays their salary. so for them to think well i'm going to go for the gallon because i'm not happy well that's fine go but the who come back the only people who come back that come back they'll that don't come back they'll come back. well ronald come b

he always does with these closing words, i'd thank tim davie for i'd like to thank tim davie for histstanding understanding dunng his outstanding understanding during this difficult period. he has an almost impulsive boob job keeping everybody happy, particularly in the area of impartiality. i'm delighted that will continue to fight the good fight together . well, well, fight together. well, well, well. looks the director general of the beeb has nailed his colours to the mast and the whole saga has only emboldened woke disciples with one of this one of the weakened strikers, ian wright, still i mean, his bossis ian wright, still i mean, his boss is at the bbc, the evening on his own podcast. listen to this being they made a hot mess. i'm telling you, this is all from high up. you know, i can't blame a man phil, bernie. you know , the bbc, small team, all know, the bbc, small team, all of this over a tweet gary lineker rather manner over a tweet happening in above at some stage surely heads have got a role the ones the mismanage levels of this is . your head levels of this is. your he

tim davie spoke to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal.ery sorry for the disruption today. it has been a difficult day and i am sorry that audiences have been affected and they have not got the programming. as a keen sports fan i know, like everyone, that to miss programming is a real blow and i am sorry about that. we're working very hard to resolve the situation. and make sure that we get output back on air. how are you working to resolve the situation now? well, i won't go into too much detail about the exact discussion. i think everyone wants to calmly resolve the situation. i mean, i would say gary lineker is a superb broadcaster. he is the best in the business, that is not up for debate. i won't go through all the history but we are where we are and i think he is an outstanding broadcaster. he is a brilliant broadcaster and to be clear, success for me is gary gets back on air and together we are giving the audiences that world—class sports coverage which, as i say, i'm sorry we have not been able to deliver today. sorry about the way

it has be tory, tim davie . i hate has be tory, tim davie. i hate that again.is he's now, but the fact is he's completely out his head. he's had no good , didn't know what to had no good, didn't know what to do to cry. belinda to lucy. romney be fat boy slim. romney has to be fat boy slim. he's been added to the growing list ivory lovely millionaire list of ivory lovely millionaire why so you have supported gary lineker at his concert you put a huge picture of gary lineker as if to worship him . look, i'm if to worship him. look, i'm going to go with carl malone again. it's the bbc because these champagne socialist that they've had a victory. but i think actually this is the start the decline of the british fashion as we know . carole fashion as we know. carole malone, bedroom went bust worth billions to lucy, my superstar , billions to lucy, my superstar, thank you so much for being here. thank you for coming back after my little break. and i'm back tomorrow night from 9 pm. cannot wait for that headline. this is up next with its irreverent take on newspaper h

it has be tory, tim davie . i hate has be tory, tim davie. i hate that again.he fact is he's now, but the fact is he's completely out his head. he's had no good , didn't know what to had no good, didn't know what to do to cry. belinda to lucy. romney be fat boy slim. romney has to be fat boy slim. he's been added to the growing list ivory lovely millionaire list of ivory lovely millionaire why so you have supported gary lineker at his concert you put a huge picture of gary lineker as if to worship him . look, i'm if to worship him. look, i'm going to go with carl malone again. it's the bbc because these champagne socialist that they've had a victory. but i think actually this is the start the decline of the british fashion as we know . carole fashion as we know. carole malone, bedroom went bust worth billions to lucy, my superstar , billions to lucy, my superstar, thank you so much for being here. thank you for coming back after my little break. and i'm back tomorrow night from 9 pm. cannot wait for that headline. this is up next with its irreverent take on new

he has called this a capitulation by tim davie.e it is a capitulation but tim davie in the interview said it was a significant step to ask gary lineker to step back. he didn't actually say it was a necessary step because some people say it was not a necessary step but once he had taken that step which he did he should have perhaps tried to get a more binding enforcement on what's going to happen. we had gary lineker�*s word for it, and i'm perfectly happy as an observer to accept that gary lineker will observe the guidelines. but that is actually not the same as perhaps asking him to come off social media for the time being, or ask him to give an apology. none of these things — if anything, sky sports continues to report that actually the bbc has given a direct apology to gary lineker. maybe that is a misunderstanding of an apology which tim davie has given almost to anybody. did he himself give an apology to gary lineker when he spoke to him? that is a possible event that happened. tim davie has again insisted he doesn't bow to po

the headlines: the bbc director—general, tim davie, has apologised for the disruption to the sports output caused by a row about gary lineker, and the decision to suspend him from match of the day. the former footballer—turned—tv—presenter tweeted, criticising the government's new migration policy. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has spoken to the governor of the bank of england about silicon valley bank — which mostly financed tech start—ups. the bank is heading for insolvency, after the failure of its parent company in the united states. with less than 2a hours until the 2023 oscars ceremony, the final touches are being added to the venue for hollywood's biggest awards. the field of best picture contenders features many of last year's biggest box—office hits, including elvis, and everything everywhere all at once. now on bbc news, our world: my escape from afghanistan. in august 2021, the taliban shocked the world as they swept to power in afghanistan. it wasn't long before they began to crack down on the rights of women. last year, i met with activist tamana paryani, who'd been involved in

gbviews@gbnews.uk some it's gbviews@gbnews.uk in some it's regarding tim davie , the regarding tim davierector general. this is going to look whichever way this is played, it looks like he's mishandled it because he has to people. i feel sorry for in this world. the director of the bbc and the archbishop of canterbury task, both of them have completely possible jobs running organisations that do not want to be run and i think both of them do as good a job as anybody necessarily can. so always reluctant to have a go at either of them because would you take their job? well, tim davie of them because would you take theirjob? well, tim davie is an interesting character, isn't it? i mean, you might note you might know him a bit. i know him a bit. and he was from a corporate background and he was quite an unusual to the bbc, although he did as a conservative mp did stand as a conservative mp councillor. councillor many as conservative , but conservative councillor, but he's edgy. he doesn't like he's quite edgy. he doesn't like being pushed around, he doesn't like being what to do and like bei

bbc director—general, tim davie. rt is based in salford and employees are angry that davie is not in the northwest today. so lineker will present match of the day this saturday on how on earth he's managed to keep the job. my attendance at the weekend is beyond me and i think weekend is beyond me and i think we all agree a lucky boy we can all agree a lucky boy indeed. but after missing the show over the weekend anyway, his controversial about his controversial tweets about suella her suella braverman where he her language used in led to language to that used in led to a row bbc impartiality. we a row over bbc impartiality. we all story by now. it's been all know story by now. it's been doing the rounds right and centre. many of lineker's colleagues refuse to appear on the shows bbc the football shows on bbc television and radio. that was his solidarity with presenter and will now a review of and the bbc will now a review of its social media policy. tim davie says lineker will abide by the editorial guidelines until t

the bbc�*s director general, tim davie, has apologised for the widespread disruption to bbc sports outputoday — after presenters and pundits walked out in support of the match of the day host, gary lineker. the prime minsister rishi sunak said he hoped the controversy can be resolved but that it was a matter for the bbc, not the government. the opposition labour party accuses the bbc of bowing to government pressure. the uk's 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. the german interior minister, is leading calls to tighten the country's gun ownership laws, after six people were shot dead in hamburg, on thursday. eight others were wounded in the attack on a group of jehovah's witnesses. next it's time for our world: my escape from afghanistan. in august 2021, the taliban shocked the world as they swept to power in afghanistan. it wasn't long before they began to crack down on the rights of women. last year, i met with activist tamana paryani, who'd been involved

tim davie talked about reflecting on the guidelines. and cannot sew on their twitter feeds and that will take some time. you could have a relatively quick review or you could take months of right and what you do in the meantime, is gary lineker to be reinstated as a presenter? will he be asked to apologise? if so, what might he have to apologise for and would he agree? there's so much uncertainty. there is a programme tonight, another match of the day programme tonight, will this be solved in time? difficult to say it can be sold completely but perhaps a kind of fudge can be agreed to give bbc sport back in the air. let kind of fudge can be agreed to give bbc sport back in the air.— bbc sport back in the air. let me brina ou bbc sport back in the air. let me bring you an _ bbc sport back in the air. let me bring you an update _ bbc sport back in the air. let me bring you an update we - bbc sport back in the air. let me bring you an update we have - bbc sport back in the air. let me - bring you an update we have received from our sports

and that's on tim davie. see, he acknowledges tim davie. statement, he davie in his statement, he actually acknowledges he goes on about difficult whole about how difficult the whole penod about how difficult the whole period i mean, honestly, period was. i mean, honestly, i don't to be rude or don't mean to be rude or anything, but if you find i'm not going to to work in not going to go to work in solidarity with my mate or he, i don't like what he said. if you find that difficult period, find that a difficult period, i do need to get out do think you need to get out there experience life a bit there and experience life a bit more. anyway, more. but anyway, notwithstanding, his notwithstanding, that's his words, goes on words, not mine. he goes on about much more difficult about how much more difficult penod about how much more difficult period and he says the period it was, and he says the potential caused potential confusion in caused by the areas off the bbc the grey areas off the bbc social guidance that was social media guidance that

well, tim davie, of course, we have been talking about, the director—general of the bbc.sn't he? i believe he is on his way back now. this will be a big priority for him? it's his number one priority, there's no question about that. as soon as programmes start dropping off air, and this is he said his number one priority as director—general is to prove that the bbc is impartial, these two big issues, these two big issues, you can't get away from that. probably interesting to note that while the bbc was very sort of forthright in its initial statement saying that gary lineker had broken the guidelines and he pretty much had to stop doing political tweeting, the mood music from tim davie yesterday was a little bit more, shall we say, emollient. he was talking about being in listening mode, he was talking about looking at the guidelines. so it looks like two fixed objects you have got at the moment, the bbc and gary lineker, maybe the wiggle room are the guidelines. so there may be a few conversations to be had this week. a very brief question for you, because we are running

story that's causing a storm here in the uk, and the director general of this organisation, the bbc, tim davie, has apologised for widespread disruption to bbc sports programming but says he won't resign. a number of tv and radio programmes were taken off—air after presenters and pundits walked out in support of gary lineker. the former footballer and presenter of match of the day was taken off the programme after the bbc deemed he'd breached the corporation's editorial guidelines on impartiality. with more, here's our sports editor, dan roan. on any normal saturday, gary lineker would have been preparing to host football's most famous show. but not today. the presenter, a guest at hometown club leicester city this afternoon, as the crisis intensified after the bbc decided to drop him from match of the day following an impartiality row over comments he made on twitter criticising the government's language over its new asylum policy. more pundits and presenters, meanwhile, confirming they'd be joining an impromptu boycott in support of their colleague, as the corporation's weekend sport output

tim davy has a history of connections with the conservative party and, and so on. so we know that the leadership, the director general and the chair of the baby say, have political connections and political history. that is not without some importance in looking at in the round how the b, b. c. have responded to this debate over asylum as steve and aiden was talking there about bbc leadership or being embroiled in this controversy right now. and i want to get back to a point that you were making earlier. one complicating factor in all this is the issue of bbc's chairman richard sharp. he's a conservative party doner. he's been linked to arranging a loan for former prime minister boars. johnson. he denies any conflict of interest, but there are prominent political voices in the u. k. calling for him to step down from his role at the b b. c. how much does all of this complicate the controversy? how much does it der, potentially damage the bbc even further? well, i think it lends weight that this is the problem. it lends weight to the sense that the b, b, c is surrend

richard sharp and tim, davy appeared to keen to do what the government wants. now they may say in the long term interest, the bbc, it's about the funding of the bbc's about license fee. it's about featured world service. the trouble is there are moments when the bbc has to change the govern and say, we're not doing it your way. gary linux has made it clear, he won't be apologizing. he insists he hasn't broken any guidelines. what's beyond dispute is that the bbc could have handled this differently, and it's now struggling to contain the crisis. getting barbara al jazeera london. even barnett is a professor of communications at the university of westminster in london. he explains why this issue is placed further scrutiny on the me shannon richard sharp . usually you would expect the b, b, c, chairman to come out fighting for the b, b. c. not necessarily defending lenika, but certainly defending the b, b, c. but of course the chairman has had to keep very quiet because as you say, he is under scrutiny. now. it is not unusual for there to be a political appointmen

richard sharp and tim davy appeared to keen to do what the government wants. now they may say it's in the longer term interest. the b, b, c, it's about the funding of the babies. it's about licensee. it's about the future, the world service. the trouble is there are moments when the bbc has to say it's a given unsafe when not doing it your way. jerry lynn was made it clear he won't be apologizing. he insists he hasn't broken any guidelines. what's beyond dispute is that the bbc could have handled this differently. it's now struggling to contain the crisis. in barbara al jazeera london, the white house is denied it has reached an agreement with iran on a prisoner's will. it says it wants to secure the release of 3 americans. this is reports of a deal of false. earlier, iran is foreign minister said an agreement with us was imminent. mol, regarding the exchange of current prisoners between iran and the us. we've reached an agreement within the past few days. if everything goes well on the american side, i think we're witness a prisoner exchange in the near futur

have you spoken to tim? davy at little anita standing his grounds and being kept off air days on from carolyn cars, suspension by the be be see the ripples are getting bigger. the former football. i'm a social media comments comparing the government's rhetoric on asylum seekers to language used in 19 thirties, germany. now sports coverage on the networks been hugely disrupted as commentators an analyst refused to work in solidarity. but here no is the best action from today's premier league matches. the flagship show, much of the day was a short, some would say bizarre version with no comma tree or present us and now opposition politicians are accusing the corporation of caving into political pressure. i think that tory m p. 's apple. intolerable pressure on the be be, say, because they don't like the criticism of their government policy and whether you agree with what the language, gary lenika used or not, he should be able to express his views earlier in the week. government supporting newspapers called for lin

tim davie , director general in tim davie, director general in 2020.en he became director general, he made it clear that impartiality was going to be the focus his leadership . many people have leadership. many people have been drawing attention to richard sharp still being in position as chairman of the bbc. he is head of the board in which this independent review will be delivered to. many people saying it's untenable that he stays in his . sir keir it's untenable that he stays in his. sir keir starmer being the latest person calling for richard sharpe to stand down. that's his supposed involvement in the facilitation of a loan of £800,000 to the then prime minister johnson. that is ministerjohnson. that is something that richard sharpe has denied. and i should say that investigation is still continuing . but there will be continuing. but there will be fresh calls now for richard sharpe to resign . and with the sharpe to resign. and with the board today saying that impartiality is the cornerstone of the bbc. i think will be more eyes looking towards

and for the current director general tim davie, this is crucial for what he says is a cornerstone ofity. 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 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 of 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. the opposition labour party leader sir keir starmer has criticised the bbc�*s decision.

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