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Afternoon summary
Here’s a summary of today’s events in the BBC / Gary Lineker / UK government row.
Gary Lineker is to return to the BBC after the corporation announced a review of its guidance on social media.
Lineker said on Twitter he was “delighted that we have navigated a way through this”.
The footballer added that “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”.
The BBC director general, Tim Davie, said “as the BBC we did the right thing, I did the right thing”.
Pressure mounted on the BBC chair and Conservative donor, Richard Sharp, to resign.
The leader of the opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, said Sharp’s position was increasingly untenable.
Downing Street declined to say whether the prime minister had confidence in Tim Davie, stressing that the choice of BBC director general was a matter for the corporation.
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