Gary Lineker has found himself at the centre of a BBC impartiality storm, with the public service broadcaster having stood down the ex-footballer from Match of the Day presenting duties.
It comes after Lineker tweeted about the use of language around the UK Government's controversial new Illegal Migration Bill. The BBC presenter compared the language used to launch the asylum policy with 1930s Germany, which the BBC claims goes against its impartiality guidelines.
As it stands, Match Of The Day will go ahead on Saturday night without a presenter or pundits, with commentators and reporters also staging walkouts from the programme and a number of other BBC football shows including Football Focus and Final Score.
