Graeme Souness has criticised Gary Lineker over the Match of the Day furore, stating that freedom of speech “doesn’t apply” for BBC employees.
Lineker made headlines in March after being suspended by the BBC for refusing to apologise over criticism of the Government’s bill on illegal migrants. After days of dramatic fallout, which saw his Match of the Day colleagues Ian Wright and Alan Shearer show support by boycotting the programme, Linker was reinstated to his role.
The BBC announced a review of its impartiality agreement, saying that it needed to work out how its social media guidelines applied to freelancers like Lineker. Yet the former England striker has refused to back down and has continued to tweet about political issues.
