Gary Lineker said he stands by his criticism of the government's asylum policy and does not fear suspension from the BBC.
The Match Of The Day presenter's comments has been branded "disappointing and inappropriate" by the culture secretary, who also called for the BBC to maintain impartiality if it wants to "retain the trust of the public who pay the licence fee". Lineker, 62, compared the language used in the launch of the policy to that of 1930s Germany.
When asked by reporters if he feared suspension over his tweets, he said "no". One other reporter asked if he had spoken to the BBC to which he replied: "I'm always talking to the BBC." Asked if he had spoken to the director-general, he said, after a pause, “yeah” before adding “he said… well we chat often”.
