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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Green

Gary Lineker suggests he will avoid BBC suspension as asylum remarks row deepens

PA Wire

Gary Lineker has suggested he will avoid suspension by the BBC for his comments about the Government’s asylum policy, as the Home Secretary accused him of “diminishing the unspeakable tragedy” of the Holocaust.

The Match Of The Day presenter’s row with the Government deepened on Thursday as he hit back at Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt on Twitter and accused her of using a “clumsy analogy”.

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