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BBC host Fiona Bruce quits charity role amid domestic violence backlash

Fiona Bruce is stepping back from her role as an ambassador for domestic violence charity Refuge after her comments on last week's edition of Question Time left viewers feeling she 'trivialised' it.

Daily Record

BBC chair Richard Sharp under growing pressure to quit over Gary Lineker row

Keir Starmer describes Sharp’s position as ‘increasingly untenable’ as Rishi Sunak offers lukewarm defence of BBC chair

The Guardian - UK

BBC's Fiona Bruce steps back from charity role over claims of trivialising domestic violence

The presenter says she made the decision following backlash sparked by a discussion about Stanley Johnson on BBC's Question Time last week

Nottingham Post

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Fiona Bruce steps back from domestic abuse charity after Question Time row

She said stepping away as an ambassador was a ‘hard decision’ and she would continue as a supporter of Refuge from the sidelines.

The Independent UK

Fiona Bruce steps back from charity role amid row over domestic violence comment

Bruce has said she is “appalled” and “deeply sorry”

Wales Online

BBC chair Richard Sharp’s position ‘untenable’ after Lineker row, says Keir Starmer

‘How on earth is he still in position?’ asks Labour leader amid impartiality row

The Independent UK

Tory-linked BBC chair must resign over Gary Lineker row, Greens demand

THE Tory-linked BBC chairman must resign over a litany of recent scandals including the Gary Lineker row, the Scottish Greens have said.

The National (Scotland)

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Gary Lineker 'closing' on Match of the Day return as BBC bosses face calls to quit

BBC director general Tim Davie and chair Richard Sharp are under severe pressure after being accused of bowing to Tory pressure to ditch Match of the Day host Gary Lineker

Daily Mirror

Sunak’s focus may be on China, but it’s Europe’s security that is vital for the UK

The PM’s determination to stay faithful to the ‘Indo-Pacific tilt’ is vague, while Russia is still the greatest threat

The Guardian - UK

Pressure on BBC chair mounts over Gary Lineker suspension

Executives race to resolve Match of the Day presenter standoff as senior Tories stop short of backing Richard Sharp on impartiality

The Guardian - UK

BBC chair Richard Sharp faces fresh scrutiny amid Gary Lineker impartiality row

An investigation is being undertaken into Mr Sharp’s appointment after he became embroiled in a cronyism row over helping Boris Johnson.

The Independent UK

Tim Davie: BBC director general embroiled in Gary Lineker controversy

Critics claim former marketing man at centre of row over impartiality is too close to the government

The Guardian - UK

Who is outgoing BBC chairman Richard Sharp and why did he resign?

The former banker became embroiled in a cronyism row over helping Boris Johnson secure an £800,000 loan facility

The Independent UK

Less than a fifth think Boris Johnson should give his dad Stanley a knighthood

Only 18% of the public think Stanley Johnson should be handed a knighthood as part of Boris Johnson's resignation honours, according to the Redfield & Wilton poll

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The National (Scotland)

BBC urged to get a ‘grip’ after boycott in solidarity with Gary Lineker on Sunday

THE BBC has been urged to get a “grip” of the impartiality row over Gary Lineker as its sports coverage faced disruption for a second…

The Guardian - UK

Keep scientists in the research room and out of politics

The simple messaging favoured by media advisers doesn’t chime with a discipline that is messy and incomplete

The Independent UK

BBC chairman Richard Sharp faces calls to quit over Gary Lineker meltdown

Sharp can’t ‘define impartiality’ because of Boris Johnson link probe, says ex-executive

The Guardian - UK

The wife of ‘Sir Stanley’ couldn’t tolerate his abuse and nor should the rest of us

Boris Johnson’s plan to bestow an honour on his father is a blow to those seeking to protect women from domestic violence

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The Guardian - UK

Andrea Leadsom: ‘I was determined to become prime minister and deliver Brexit myself’

The Conservative MP and arch-leaver discusses the upside of life outside the EU, serpents in Westminster and the interview that sank her leadership bid

Manchester Evening News

Inside Andy Burnham's bid for more power to change Greater Manchester

The 'Trailblazer' devolution deal is expected to be signed soon

Leeds Live

'I'm totally behind him': Leeds shoppers on Gary Lineker's Match of the Day suspension

Many of Lineker's fellow pundits have pulled out of BBC sports programming this weekend as the situation escalates

The National (Scotland)

BBC 'pro-establishment bias' shown in first six months of Laura Kuenssberg show

EVIDENCE of a “pro-establishment bias” within the BBC has been underlined by the panellists invited onto the corporation's flagship Sunday…

Daily Mirror

Students at Boris Johnson's posh Oxford college warned: stop pinching the plates

Undergraduates at two of Oxford University's oldest colleges warned of crackdown on missing crested crockery after dozens of items go missing at swanky dinners leaving staff stressed out

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker was singled out from a long list of BBC stars who express political views

From Alan Sugar and Karren Brady to Richard Osman and Nadiya Hussain, there is nothing new about TV presenters writing about politics

Daily Mirror

'The BBC has been plunged into chaos after taking Gary Lineker off air'

Sports presenter Gary Lineker, though employed by the BBC, has a right to speak his mind. At all times, but particularly when the chairman Richard Sharp remains in post

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