The Match of the Day host compared the language used to launch the new migration policy to 1930s Germany
The BBC is set to have a 'frank conversation' with Gary Lineker over his comments on the government's new asylum policy.
As Suella Braverman branded the remarks as 'disappointing and unhelpful', a BBC source told the PA news agency that the corporation is taking the matter 'seriously' and expects to have a 'frank conversation' with the 62-year-old football pundit. Lineker was also criticised by Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick, who said on Wednesday that the presenter is 'so far out of step with the British public'.
In response to his comments, Ms Braverman told BBC Breakfast: "I’m disappointed, obviously. I think it’s unhelpful to compare our measures, which are lawful, proportionate and, indeed, compassionate to 1930s Germany. And Mr Jenrick told Times Radio: "My children are the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors and I think those sorts of words should not be thrown around lightly. Gary Lineker is paid for by the British taxpayer and it’s disappointing that he is so far out of step with the British public."
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