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According to BBC News, a fix is expected to be found soon, but not all issues are "fully resolved." Talks between the BBC and Gary Lineker are believed to be "going in the right direction" after a second day of interruptions to the company's sports programming. There is "growing confidence" that the former England player will return to hosting the popular BBC show, reportedly
According to BBC News, a fix is expected to be found soon, but not all issues are "fully resolved."
Chelsea's Women's Super League match against Manchester United on BBC Two began with no pre-match introduction and no pundits tonight.
BBC Radio 5 Live's 606 football phone-in show will also not be broadcast tonight, according to Sky News.
Lineker, who has hosted Match of the Day for nearly a quarter century, has been embroiled in a dispute over fairness after comparing the language used to launch a new government asylum policy to Germany in the 1930s.
Talks between the BBC and Gary Lineker are "heading in the right direction" but not all issues have been "fully resolved" at this stage, BBC News reports.
It comes as the outage entered day two with Match of the Day 2 to last just 14 minutes with no pundits or commentary.
Former Conservative Chancellor George Osborne has backed Gary Lineker amid controversy over his comments on Rishi Sunak's new immigration plan in a jab at the prime minister.
Osborne endorsed Lineker and criticized the rhetoric about asylum policy from some members of his party.
"I personally think that some of the language used by some Conservatives on immigration, not all of it, is not acceptable," he told Channel 4.
Reports Martha McHardy.
The company is expected to announce that it is reviewing its social media guidelines following the controversy.
The BBC chief executive facing calls to resign over the Gary Lineker dispute is a former Pepsi executive with previous experience handling disputes within the company.
Tim Davie has had a tumultuous week after his decision to suspend Lineker over a tweet about the government's asylum policy caused a major disruption in the company's sports coverage, as several presenters and reporters walked out in solidarity with the Former England star.
Facing open rebellion within the ranks of the company's top sports presenters, Mr Davie has previously said he wants Lineker to "get back on the air" providing "world-class sports coverage" with the BBC.
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Davie has had a tumultuous week after deciding to suspend Gary Lineker over a tweet about the government's asylum policy.
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George Lineker told the Sunday Mirror: "Dad is a good man, a good human being, and I'm proud of him for keeping his word. That's why he was dropped from the show, because he didn't apologize. No. But he will always speak up people who have no voice.
“She is passionate about helping refugee charities – she has hosted two refugees that she is still in contact with and trying to help.
“It means a lot to him to stand up for people whose only hope is to flee a country with only the clothes on their backs. That is why it has been so firm.
“Will he return to the Game of the Day? I think so, he loves Match of the Day. But he will never go back on his word.
Gary Lineker's son has said he thinks the presenter will return to Match Of The Day, but that he won't "take his word back", according to reports.
In an interview with The Sunday Mirror, the eldest son of the former England striker George said his father was "a bit disappointed" when the BBC asked him to stop hosting Saturday's game after comparing the language used to launch a new government. policy on asylum seekers with 1930s Germany in a tweet.
However, he said Lineker had been "overwhelmed by the support" of other pundits who had pulled out of various BBC sports broadcasts in solidarity with him, notably his co-presenters Ian Wright and Alan Shearer.
Naomi Clarke reports:
Lineker was told to stop hosting the Match of the Day followed by fairness.
In 2022, Lineker topped the BBC's highest-earning list for the fifth consecutive year, earning £1.35m.
The previous year he was paid £1.36m, having taken a pay cut in 2020 from his previous salary of £1.75m. Lineker has hosted Match of the Day since 1999, making him the show's longest-serving host.
Isobel Lewis reports:
Lineker has been the BBC's highest paid presenter for five years.
BBC Chairman Richard Sharp faces mounting pressure to step down as the company's impartiality policy has come into question after Gary Lineker was asked to stop presenting Match Of The Day .
Sharp, who was appointed chairman in February 2021, has been embroiled in a crony dispute over helping former prime minister Boris Johnson secure an £800,000 loan in recent months.
Richard Sharp (DCMS/AP)
His appointment is under investigation but is now under scrutiny as his stance has come into question amid backlash against the BBC's decision to remove Lineker from the airwaves for comparing language used to launch a new government policy. about asylum seekers with Germany in the 1930s in a tweet
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell have questioned Mr Sharp's position in light of the Lineker line.
Ms Reeves told the BBC's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg: 'He's still at work. Gary Lineker unable to submit football commentary? »
He added: "The Conservatives obviously put enormous pressure on the government to get rid of Gary Lineker, I don't recall those same Conservative MPs crying out for impartiality when these revelations about Richard Sharp came out."
Ms Powell wrote to Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer demanding that Mr Sharp's position be "urgently clarified", saying his involvement in arranging an £800,000 loan for Mr Johnson has "damaged deep perception of the BBC's impartiality and independence from the government."
He added in his letter: “As the final arbiter of these issues, Richard Sharp's position, which was already increasingly untenable, urgently needs to be clarified.
“He is the one who must give staff, spectators and whistleblowers the confidence that the organization has acted proportionately and fairly. It is completely incapable of carrying out this function.
He also asked the Minister to clarify when the inquiry into Mr Sharp's appointment would be completed.
Facing open rebellion within the ranks of the company's top sports presenters, Mr Davie has previously said he wants Lineker to "get back on the air" providing "world-class sports coverage" with the BBC.
Luke O'Reilly reports:
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