Gary Lineker believed he had 'special agreement' to tweet about refugees and immigration, says agent
Gary Lineker believed he had 'special agreement' over refugee and immigration tweets.Gary Lineker believed he had a "special agreement" to tweet about refugees and immigration, his agent has said.Jon Holmes, who represents the Match Of The Day host, said the impartiality row resulting from Lineker's Twitter comments had "collapsed into a shambles" despite his efforts to have everyone "calm down".
Offering an insight into the fallout in the days following the initial tweet, Mr Holmes said the former footballer was "passionate" about the topic and had the green light to "tweet about these issues". "Gary takes a passionate interest in refugees and immigration and, as he saw it, had a special agreement with Tim Davie, the BBC's director-general, to tweet about these issues."
Lineker is due to return as host of Match Of The Day on Saturday and will "abide by the editorial guidelines" until the broadcaster review is complete, Mr Davie has said.
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