Gary Lineker says BBC should ‘hold its head in shame’ for dropping Gaza film

Gary Lineker in the Royal Box at Wimbledon. It is the first time Lineker has criticised his former employer since he left the broadcaster in May. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA

Gary Lineker has said the BBC should “hold its head in shame” over its failure to show a documentary about the plight of medics in Gaza.

The former Match of the Day presenter said people at “the very top of the BBC” had been failing over the conflict, after the corporation’s controversial decision to drop Gaza: Doctors Under Attack.