The BBC’s own impartiality was last night in the spotlight over its axing of Gary Lineker, as hopes grew the Match of the Day host will return to the show this weekend.
Director general Tim Davie and chairman Richard Sharp faced calls to quit after being accused of bowing to Tory pressure to ditch the former footballer for criticising No10’s cruel immigration policies on Twitter.
The row left BBC football coverage with no commentary or pundits over the weekend, as critics pointed out the double standards of a broadcaster that has a Tory donor as its boss and lets other stars to voice opinions online but ditches one who disagrees with No10.
