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Have _ this way, i think, shows that they have capitulated to a tory council culture — have capitulated to a tory council culture. the same mps and ministers, by the _ culture. the same mps and ministers, by the way, _ culture. the same mps and ministers, by the way, only last month were standing — by the way, only last month were standing in — by the way, only last month were standing in the comments saying that they were _ standing in the comments saying that they were the standard beare...

The bbc�*s view is that it has rules. presenters with a particularly high profile have, it says, "an extra responsibility to be impartial". and for the current director general tim davie, this is crucial for what he says is a cornerstone of the bbc — impartiality. if gary lineker breached the guidelines, why didnt you sack him? well, i think we always look to take proportionate action, and thats what weve done. but havent you just kicked it further down the line? arent you delaying the inevi...

A tot of— obviously this situation has caused a lot of concern for people working across _ a lot of concern for people working across the — a lot of concern for people working across the bbc in relation to how they respond to the info personality guidelines, which in our view need to be _ guidelines, which in our view need to be both — guidelines, which in our view need to be both proportionate but also applied _ to be both proportionate but also applied consistently. —— the impartiali...

But i think, actually, the correct response now, because it has blown up in the way it has, is for the chairman to resign, to say that its clear that this is now a question, a big question mark, over the whole of the bbc�*s output and commitment to impartiality. his own position makes that resolution of this problem almost impossible. and i think if he can go and then everything calms down a bit, then there could be a calm discussion about how these social media rules apply, who they apply to,...

This is nothing to do with anything to do with the specifics of where a tweet is sent and i will talk in general terms but it is about getting involved in party political matters. what i would say is, i am listening hard. this is been a tough time for the bbc and we care about our audiences. we want to get the right outcome for this. were working very hard to get that done and i would like to see gary lineker return on air on the bbc. youre questioning his impartiality but there are lots of peop...

Which is raising these questions? certainly, that is exactly what the labour party, lucy powell, were saying, that they view that delay as a sign, between the tweets and the action, they say what was in that delay? it was criticism and pressure from conservative mps, and what lucy powell was calling their friends in the press. she says it looks like the press. she says it looks like the bbc was reacting to that pressure that why it took that time. hence the criticism, she says, about the bbc imp...

Then a coterie of others following a solidarity, leaving the schedules were today on tv and radio, ripped up. that, as you heard tim davie there, for serving audiences that is a disaster. when it comes to impartiality, he has made this an absolute cornerstone of his leadership of the bbc, and the bbc of the future. as the man at the top of the organisation, he believes as do many others within the bbc, that that is crucial to survival in the future. it is clear from listening to that interview t...

Side the bbc news building their own news crews from across the uk, it is in every newspaper, if you go on social media athletes from around the world are tweeting about it and it has become a huge story for the bbc. it is really hard to see how they will get out of this one, how they will get out of this one, how they will get out of this one, how they will find a way out of this because gary lineker, it seems, doesnt want to back down from what he said on social media. he doesnt want to back d...

Hes been taken off air by the bbc and his co—presenters alan shearer and ian wright will not be appearing either as a mark of solidarity with gary lineker. the reason? these tweets in which he described a statement about immigration policy by the home secretary as "beyond awful". he then went on to say it was "immeasurably cruel" and the language used not dissimilar to that used by germany in the �*30s. the corporation says this breaks their guidelines on impartiality and in a statement, sai...

Because it has blown up in the way it has, is for the chairman to resign, to say that its clear that this is now a question, a big question mark over the whole of the bbc�*s output and commitment to impartiality. his own position makes that resolution of this problem almost impossible. and i think if he can go and then everything calms down a bit, then there could be a calm discussion about how these social media rules apply, who they apply to, why they have been applied to gary lineker in thi...