Gary Lineker has taken to Twitter within minutes of having his BBC suspension lifted, tweeting his continued support and sympathy for refugees after "a surreal few days"
The Match of the Day host was taken off air after the broadcaster asked him to "step back" from presenting after he compared the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany in a tweet.
That decision saw Lineker's fellow pundits, commentators and other staff all refuse to appear on the BBC in solidarity with the 62-year-old, with Saturday night's Match of the Day cut to just 20 minutes and airing with no commentary, pundit analysis or post-match interviews.
