Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Gary Lineker

Rishi Sunak says paying France to stop small boats crossing Channel is a ‘sensible investment’

The prime minister is in Paris for his first summit with Emmanuel Macron as he bids to reset Anglo-French relations

The Independent UK

Sunak defends Government’s asylum policy following criticism from Lineker

The row was sparked by Gary Lineker’s response on Twitter to a Home Office video unveiling plans to stop migrants crossing the Channel.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak wades into Gary Lineker row - saying BBC star will be 'proved wrong'

The Match of the Day host branded the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill “an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the '30s”

Daily Mirror

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

OPINION - Lineker has played into Tory hands: for them, a row on migrants is good

Gary Lineker has had quite the week. Let’s deal first with the claims that the much-loved commentator should be sacked because, as his critics say, he has broken BBC impartiality rules and angered licence-fee payers because he expressed his views on political matters. Arguments in his defence are clear to…

Evening Standard

Foreign Secretary says Gary Lineker must study ‘history books’ amid asylum row

The Foreign Secretary has suggested Gary Lineker needs to study the “history books” after he compared language used in the Government’s new asylum policy to Thirties Germany.

Evening Standard

Former BBC host Jason Manford throws support behind Gary Lineker over immigration remarks

Former BBC One Show host Jason Manford wades in on Gary Lineker's immigration comments in support of the former football star amid speculation BBC 'frank conversation'

Daily Mirror

Foreign Secretary in fresh swipe at Gary Lineker as Tories refuse to let it go

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly became the latest minister to hit out at the Match of the Day presenter, saying he needs to "study history books" after comparing language around the Government's asylum policy to 1930s Germany

Daily Mirror

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Gary Lineker hints he will avoid BBC suspension over government policy tweet

Football presenter tweeted that he was 'looking forward' to being on our screens on Saturday evening to present Match of the Day

Wales Online

Gary Lineker hints he will escape BBC suspension over Government policy tweet

Gary Lineker suggested he will not be reprimanded by the BBC for his political tweet and was 'looking forward' to being on our screens on Saturday evening to present Match of the Day

Daily Mirror

GMB's Richard Madeley weighs in on Gary Lineker's 'stupid' Nazi Germany comments

Richard Madeley gave his verdict on Gary Lineker's Nazi Germany comments on BBC's Question Time tonight, describing them as 'stupid' but also insisting Gary was entitled to 'free speech'

Daily Mirror

'They are a party of goal hangers': Tory minister mocked for 'cringey and embarrassing' football analogy as she launches attack on Labour and Gary Lineker

"Clearly Penny Mordaunt doesn’t watch a lot of football"

Manchester Evening News

Piers Morgan says Gary Lineker victim of 'Clarkson style witch hunt' as he blasts BBC

Piers Morgan says many who slammed Jeremy Clarkson last year over his controversial Meghan Markle column are now defending Gary Lineker's right to free speech, amid the ongoing drama between the Match of the Day presenter and his BBC employers

Daily Mirror

'Jeremy Hunt’s Budget panto faces unhappy end when it comes off the rails like HS2'

Paul Routledge on what we can expect from Jeremy Hunt's first Budget, with him set to put an end to the 'calamity' of soaring energy prices. But will this be enough to appease public opinion?

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker tears into Tory minister over 'clumsy football analogy' in Twitter row

The former England goal scorer hit back at the Conservative MP after she mentioned him in a football analogy in the Commons. He is already in a Twitter row for comparing the government's new asylum policy to Nazi Germany

Daily Mirror

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The National (Scotland)

Lineker confident he won't get BBC suspension as Tories fume over Nazi comparison

GARY Lineker has suggested he will avoid suspension by the BBC for his comments about the Government’s asylum policy, as the Home Secretary…

The Guardian - UK

Sunak spells it out for Suella and gets très sérieux with Emmanuel

How might PM explain the strategy to stop the small boat crossings to his home secretary and the French president?

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker and his compassionate stance on refugees should make English football proud

Gary Lineker has left a large proportion of Conservative politicians foaming at the mouth after expressing his disgust at the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill, leading to a campaign to get him sacked - purely, it seems, for having an opinion

Daily Mirror

BBC make decision on Gary Lineker hosting Match of the Day after 'Nazi' comment

Gary Lineker found himself in the spotlight on Wednesday after a controversial tweet comparing the government's proposed immigration policy to that of the Nazis

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker suggests he will avoid BBC suspension as asylum remarks row deepens

The presenter compared the language used to launch the new policy with 1930s Germany.

Wales Online

Gary Lineker 'looking forward to presenting Match Of The Day' on Saturday after asylum policy row

He said the story about his tweet has been blown "ridiculously out of proportion"

Chronicle Live

Good Morning Britain's Ben Shephard forced to halt heated Gary Lineker debate

Ben and co-host Kate Garraway struggled to steer the conversation back on track as guests clashed over remarks made by the BBC presenter about the Government's Illegal Immigration Bill

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker slams 'ridiculously out of proportion' reaction to Nazi Germany comments

Gary Lineker has hit out on social media for his comments being blown "out of proportion" after he compared the the recent proposed Tory immigration policy to Nazi Germany

Manchester Evening News

Gary Lineker does not fear BBC suspension as he stands by government criticism

The comments made by the presenter have been branded as "disappointing and inappropriate"

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker 'WON'T face disciplinary action from BBC' for slamming immigration policy

The BBC reportedly will not be taking disciplinary action against Gary Lineker after he appeared to draw comparison between the government's proposed immigration policy and Nazi Germany in a tweet

The Guardian - UK

I agree with Gary Lineker on refugees. But he should delete his tweet, for the sake of the BBC

The presenter has the right to air his views on divisive politicians, but it will harm the corporation he loves, says broadcaster and former BBC executive Roger Bolton

1 … 67 68 69 70

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.