The BBC found itself at the centre of a crisis of its own making on Friday after its decision to suspend Gary Lineker from Match of the Day presenting duties sparked an almighty backlash.
Lineker has been taken off the flagship football highlights programme after describing the government's new Migration Bill as "beyond awful" and saying the language in it is “not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s." The publicly-funded broadcaster said they had “decided that he will step back” after holding “extensive discussions” with him.
A BBC spokesperson said: "The BBC has been in extensive discussions with Gary and his team in recent days. We have said that we consider his recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines.
