Gary Lineker will soon be back on BBC shows after the organisation released a statement this morning confirming his return to Match of the Day.
Tim Davie, Director-General of the BBC, has apologised over the situation that led to Mr Lineker being taken off air - and has confirmed that an independent review will now take place on BBC social media guidance. Mr Lineker said he supports the review and is looking "forward to getting back" on screen.
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It follows several dramatic days which saw football coverage on BBC TV and radio shows hit across the weekend as pundits, presenters and reporters – including Alan Shearer, Ian Wright and Alex Scott – walked out in solidarity with Mr Lineker.
The initial dispute began after the announcement on Tuesday of government plans to ban people arriving in the UK on "small boats" from ever claiming asylum.
Mr Lineker was criticised by Suella Braverman, the home secretary, and a number of Conservative MPs over a tweet he posted in response to the plans being revealed.
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Gary Lineker’s first tweet was quoting the post from the UK Home Office, where Home Secretary Suella Braverman announced the proposed Illegal Migration Bill.
Lineker quoted the tweet by saying: “Good heavens, this is beyond awful.”
His tweet led to plenty of reaction from Twitter users. In response to one now-deleted tweet, Lineker then wrote: “There is no huge influx. We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries.
“This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s, and I’m out of order?”
*A version of this story was originally published on March 11, but has been updated on March 13.
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