BBC boss must take action on ‘untouchable’ Gary Lineker after asylum tweets, staff say adamsherwin10 reports:
Lineker’s vow to “continue to try and speak up for those poor souls that have no voice” showed he had no intention of abiding by theHome Secretary Suella Braverman branded the TV presenter’s comments “irresponsible” when he compared the language used to launch a new asylum policy with 1930s Germany.: “Lineker seems to be untouchable. He keeps being ‘reminded of the rules’ on impartiality but clearly feels … no obligation to follow them.”presenter.
Lineker was placed in the higher risk category after he was found to have broken BBC impartiality rules in a tweet asking whether the Conservative Party planned to “hand back their donations from Russian donors”. There is support among journalists for Neil Henderson, a senior BBC reporter, who was ordered last year to apologise after telling Lineker: “The BBC lives or dies by its impartiality. If you can’t abide it, get off it.”
He added: “If you’re taking £1.4m from the licence-fee payer, you have some obligation to keep your views more private.” One refugee, a 26 year-old man from Turkey, was treated “like s—” while going through the UK’s asylum system, Lineker said.Davie said on Wednesday that he would “speak privately” to Lineker. Asked how many “strikes” Lineker was allowed on impartiality before facing internal action, he added: “The BBC puts the highest value on impartiality, and that’s clearly important to us.”
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