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Impartially. —— staff and challenge work in news. its to make sure audiences feel the corporation represents them. gary lineker is a sports presenter, and because of that his risks of compromising bbc impartiality are deemed lower. however, he was found to have broken the rules last year over a tweet about the then foreign secretary urging premier league teams to boycott the champions league final in russia. will the party hand back donations from russian donors, he asked. as a high profile ...

Lawyers, civil servants and the labour party. lots of people have accused the home secretary of potentially compromising the impartiality of civil servants, and its part of their duty under the ministerial code to uphold that but a source close to the home secretary saying she didnt write the e—mail or sign off on it, it was actually prepared by conservative party headquarters. nevertheless, it was written and sent in her name, so a bit of an awkward embarrassment for the home secretary with t...

An email accusing public servants of being part of an ‘activist blob’ blocking asylum measures has been widely criticised.

No voice. katie russell reports. one of the bbc�*s most high—profile presenters being accused by some of breaking the corporations rules on impartiality. having called the governments new announcement beyond awful on twitter, the match of the day presented called it immeasurably cruel and said the language was not dissimilar to that being used in 1930s germany. the home secretary hit back. im disappointed, obviously. i think its unhelpful to compare our measures, which are proportionate and ...

The bbc says it will have a �*frank conversation with match of the day presenter gary lineker, after he compared the language used to launch the governments immigration policy to 1930s germany and called it �*immeasurably cruel�*. in the last hour, downing street has described gary lineker�*s criticism of new asylum policy as "not acceptable" and "disappointing". this morning mr lineker has been tweeting again, saying he would "continue to try and speak up for those poor souls that have ...

Language regarding its asylum plans was not disimilar to that used by germany in the 1930s. the bbc has impartiality guidelines that requires bbc staff and presenters to keep personal views private. this includes making public comments, including on social media, that could compromise perceptions of bbc impartiality. today the corporation said it is having a "frank conversation" with him about the tweet. heres our culture editor katie razzall. has gary lineker, one of the bbc�*s most high—pr...

I also think that we are on the side of the british people here. it�*s plain for anyone to see that the british people have had enough of this situation. the bbc�*s director—general who has made impartiality a cornerstone of his leadership will, we are told to come have a frank conversation with the star. i think it�*s totally appropriate that we speak privately to members of the team. according to bbc rules staff and talent who work in news must act impartially at all times. it is to en...

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Which are lawful, proportionate and compassionate, to 1930s germany. the director—general, tim davie, is having what is termed a frank conversation with the match of the day presenter. i wouldnt reveal anything. i think its totally appropriate we speak privately to members of the team. but the tweets are problematic for the director—general, who has put impartiality at the heart of his leadership as a way to try to ensure that everyone feels the bbc represents its views. impartiality is the ...

Tonight at ten: gary lineker says he will keep speaking up for those with no voice, after criticism of his comments about the governments asylum plans. the match of the day host claimed the language used to describe the illegal migration bill was "not dissimilar to that used by germany in the 30s". a former bbc editor says its a difficult situation. clearly, this is damaging for the bbc. it undermines trust in the organisation and undermines its reputation for impartiality, but gary lineker can ...