After a couple of days’ pen-chewing, the BBC decided that the TV football presenter had broken its impartiality rules and said he would “step back” from “Match of the Day”. If the broadcaster thought the matter would end there, it was wrong
, the football fixtures change. Except one. First broadcast in 1964, “Match of the Day” is a staple of the’s Saturday night schedule. But on March 11th the football-highlights programme was stripped to a skeleton, comprising clips of the day’s action with no commentary or studio punditry. It was all over in 20 minutes instead of the scheduled 80. The show’s famous theme tune, and even its title, were also missing. A static screen read simply: “Premier League Highlights”.
It all kicked off on March 7th, when Suella Braverman, the home secretary, and Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, unveiled legislation intended to “stop the boats” that have brought tens of thousands of people across the English Channel seeking asylum. The bill would have almost all of them detained and permanently deported. “Good heavens, this is beyond awful,” Mr Lineker tweeted the same day.
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