BREAKING: The BBC have confirmed Gary Lineker is to take a step back from presenting Match Of The Day, following his criticism of the government’s immigration policy.
However, the BBC today issued a statement saying: ‘Gary Lineker to step back from presenting Match of the Day until agreement reached on social media use’.
A BBC spokesperson said: ‘The BBC has been in extensive discussions with Gary and his team in recent days. We have said that we consider his recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines.‘The BBC has decided that he will step back from presenting Match Of The Day until we’ve got an agreed and clear position on his use of social media.
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