Lineker to return to BBC as he thanks peers for ‘solidarity’
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Lineker to return to BBC as he thanks peers for ‘solidarity’
Gary Lineker will return to the BBC to present sport as the broadcaster announces an independent review of its social media guidelines, focusing on how it applies to freelancers working outside of news.
Returning to Twitter, the former footballer wrote 'however difficult the last few days have been, it simply doesn’t compare to having to flee your home from persecution or war to seek refuge in a land far away'.
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Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell comments on the row between Gary Lineker and the BBC as other pundits pull out in solidarity.
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The row between the BBC and Gary Lineker grows after several other BBC presenters and commentators pull out in solidarity with Gary Lineker. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at..
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