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They obviously were put in a very difficult situation. i think people across the bbc, if you talk to them, are all very passionate about our standing as an impartial broadcaster. thats a really important thing. that word, impartiality, does raise a few questions, though. for instance, the man at the top of the bbc, chairman richard sharp, is a former conservative donor and the subject of an ongoing inquiry into what role he played in a loan guaranteed to borisjohnson. and tim davie was also hims...

Breached its social media guidelines by criticizing government policy. lineker seen in london sunday walking his dog, and in lester on saturday where he attended one of his former teams premier league fixtures. so what happens next? weve seen programming disrupted with "match of the days" replacement saturday night airing with no presenter, no pundits, no match commentaries. on sunday, the bbc telling cnn it will continue to show football match highlights without announcers or pundits. this afte...

Best and fairest broadcaster in the world, adding that he cant wait to get back in the bout chair on saturday. and in a final thought, he said, however difficult the last few days have been, it simply doesnt compare to having to flee your home from persecution or war to seek refuge in a land far away. he added, its heart—warming to have seen the empathy towards their plight from so many of you. the stand—off between the bbc and gary lineker kicked off on tuesday. the presenter criticised the...

Board, why would you trust it on controversial issues such as immigration? it is well worth fighting this battle, and in the end of all of this, maybe we will all be better informed about the difficulties, but really the bbc should have gamed this rather better than i did. 50 should have gamed this rather better than i did. ., , , ., than i did. so where does this leave tim davie and _ than i did. so where does this leave tim davie and richard _ than i did. so where does this leave tim davie and...

Beleaguered, public broadcaster in the new era of social media the controversy, ed, led to loud questions over bbcs close ties with britains conservative party. lineker and other bbc hosts criticized the opposition labor party on social media without punishment. >> interesting. >> anyway, we could go on and on i thought it was fascinating, ed, they had to actually limit coverage yesterday because they faced a boycott from linekers peers, premier league players refused to talk to the bbc you had ...

I think ive acted in the right way through this, its always been difficult, as everyone has been saying on this affair, theres been no easy answers, its been tough to get the balance right, but asking gary lineker to step aside, i think, was appropriate at that moment. then we reset, and we do the things weve laid out in this agreement, which i think are right, and we go forward. posting on social media, gary lineker said he was delighted that theyd navigated a way through this. he described the...

Asking gary to step back off air was, i think, a significant thing, and now we look forward with this agreement, moving forward, to resolve things and get back to business as usual. many criticise the decision to originally suspend gary lineker, but mr davie said hed done the right thing. i think ive acted in the right way through this. its always been difficult, as everyone has been saying on this affair, theres been no easy answers, its been tough to get the balance right, but asking gary line...

To step back from presenting because of a tweet in which he criticised uk government policy. the corporation says it will now hold an independent review of its impartiality guidelines, and in the meantime, the presenter would abide by its current rules. in a statement, the broadcasters director—general, tim davie, apologised for the disruption caused when other bbc presenters refused to present the weekend football coverage. mr lineker said he was �*delighted to get back to presenting, and t...

Or even seek more government intervention and help. will keep an e e on intervention and help. will keep an eye on this — intervention and help. will keep an eye on this obviously. _ intervention and help. will keep an eye on this obviously. thank- intervention and help. will keep an eye on this obviously. thank you i intervention and help. will keep an| eye on this obviously. thank you for furnace the us finance editor from her answers for your clarity there. the bbc says is highest paid broa...

Itll help the deal with australia, counter the threat from china, but also sustain british jobs. many tory mps have been left disappointed with this modest increase, but its often the economy, not defence, that decides an election. jonathan beale, bbc news. the bbc says its highest paid broadcaster, gary lineker, will be allowed back on air following his suspension for criticising the british governments migration policy. the bbc director general, tim davie, has today announced an independent re...