BBC apologises for disarray to sport coverage due to Gary Lineker walkouts Broadcaster admits output will be limited, including much reduced Match of the Day, after presenters’ show of solidarity The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023
Gary Lineker stood down by BBC as Match of the Day host after furore over asylum-seeker policy tweets The BBC's famous football program Match of the Day is set to be broadcast without presenters or commentators due to its host being stood down for breaching impartiality guidelines. ABC News · Mar 11, 2023
Stopping migrants crossing Channel 'not a priority for most British voters' Small boats controversy is only a crucial issue for less than a fifth of people, while 67pc cite cost of living and 58pc the NHS Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023
Stopping Channel crossings not public’s main priority, polling suggests Cost of living, the NHS and better-paid jobs were main concerns for more people, according to the research by Ipsos. The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023
Labour condemns BBC's 'cowardly' decision to take Gary Lineker off air The Match of the Day host's comments led to criticism from Tory MPs and Cabinet ministers, including the Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2023
Gary Lineker says BBC ‘told him’ to step back from Match Of The Day – reports Pundit and former Arsenal striker Ian Wright said he would boycott the show in solidarity with Lineker. The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
From Brexit to Qatar, Gary Lineker has not shied away from airing his views BBC presenter has been no stranger to controversy before his latest comments about Suella Braverman The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023
What is the UK goverment’s plan to tackle small boats all about and how big is the asylum problem? Government says Illegal Migration Bill will ‘stop the boats’ but critics warn it won’t work The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
The reason Gary Lineker is taking a 'step back' from BBC's Match of the Day It comes after Gary compared the UK Government's new llegal Migration Bill to language used by 'Germany in the 30s'. Chronicle Live · Mar 10, 2023
Gary Lineker spoke his mind. Now we should too: fate could have put any one of us in those migrant boats The BBC presenter’s sidelining will delight ministers eager for a distraction. The last thing they want is for us to see refugees as real people, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023
Gary Lineker 'stepping back' from Match of the Day as BBC seeks agreement following Suella Braverman Twitter storm Lineker took aim at the home secretary but was initially set to present the Saturday night flagship show this weekend as normal. Daily Record · Mar 10, 2023
Gary Lineker to STEP BACK from Match of the Day after asylum tweet GARY Lineker will “step back” from presenting Match Of The Day until he and the BBC have reached an “agreed and clear position” on his use… The National (Scotland) · Mar 10, 2023
UK to fund France detention site as leaders agree migration deal The UK will help fund a detention centre in France as part of a financial package to tackle irregular migration. Al Jazeera · Mar 10, 2023
Gary Lineker to step back from BBC Match of the Day presenting role amid Twitter controversy Gary Lineker has been in the spotlight this week over his reaction to the government's new plan for asylum seekers. Manchester Evening News · Mar 10, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 Gary Lineker steps back from Match of the Day after Twitter row The presenter has been embroiled in a row over impartiality after comparing the government’s small boats policy with 1930s Germany
Wales Online · Mar 10, 2023 Gary Lineker to 'step back' from presenting Match Of The Day It's until an agreement on his use of social media has been made, the BBC has said - after one of his tweets about the government's new asylum policy sparked furore
Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2023 'Right-wingers wielding red card over Gary Lineker's migration tweet is deeply ironic' Brian Reade analyses the issues surrounding Tory outrage over Gary Lineker's recent tweet about the Government's immigration policy
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 Migration Bill will increase risk of exploitation, Scottish minister warns Angus Robertson described the draft legislation aimed at stopping small boat crossings as ‘damaging’.
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 ‘Stop the boats – really?’ Former Conservative home secretary Amber Rudd attacks ‘baffling’ plan Exclusive : Ex-minister says the government is ‘not being straight with the British people’
Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2023 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 · Mar 10, 2023 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
Liverpool Echo · Mar 10, 2023 Michael Gove slams Suites Hotel violence as he backs controversial immigration plans The ECHO spoke to the Levelling Up Secretary on the violent clashes in Knowsley
The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023 Sunak to push Macron to ‘go further’ on joint efforts to stop small boats The Prime Minister is due to meet the French president in Paris on Friday for the first UK-France summit held in five years.
Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023 'Our parents thought a small boat was safer than a warzone so we fled Albania for the UK' Dritan Kastrati nearly died three times when he was smuggled out of mainland Europe to escape his home on the Kosovan-Albanian border at the age of 11
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023 Home Office officials demand apology from Suella Braverman over ‘attack on integrity’ Email in name of home secretary claimed civil servants had blocked attempts to curb migration