The pubcaster told the high-profile presenter to “step back” from ‘Match of the Day’ after he took to Twitter to slam a new government immigration asylum policy in Britain.
The pubcaster added, “The BBC has decided that he [Lineker] will step back from presenting ‘Match of the Day’ until we’ve got an agreed and clear position on his use of social media.”
On Tuesday, after the U.K. government unveiled plans to bar refugees from entering the country illegally — and mainly by crossing the English channels in small boats via people smuggler rings — Lineker on his Twitter account branded the proposed legislation an “immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the ’30s.”
Lineker had no direct comment on Friday about his forced absence from this weekend’s hosting role, but on Thursday on Twitter said he looked forward to appearing on the BBC this weekend. “Well, it’s been an interesting couple of days. Happy that this ridiculously out of proportion story seems to be abating and very much looking forward to presenting @BBCMOTD on Saturday. Thanks again for all your incredible support.
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