‘Match of the Day’ presenter Ian Wright has said he will not appear on tomorrow’s edition of the BBC’s Premier League highlights show in “solidarity” with lead presenter Gary Lineker who was asked to step back from coverage
who was asked to step back from coverage after breaking the broadcaster’s impartiality rules on Twitter.means to me,” wrote in a Tweet Friday evening, “but I’ve told the BBC I won’t be doing it tomorrow. Solidarity.”
On Tuesday, Lineker railed at “beyond awful” British government plans to stop small boats carrying asylum seekers from arriving on British shores. The BBC said Lineker was being benched while it figured out how the presenter can voice his views on social media in a way that is compatible with the corporation’s duty to impartiality. The news came despite Lineker telling his 8.7M Twitter followers on Thursday that he would be hostingDeadline reported earlier this week that BBC insiders were furious with Lineker for his “egregious” breach of impartiality rules. Some called for him to be suspended.
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