audiences have been affected and they have not got the programming. as a keen sports fan i know, like everyone, that ms programming is a real blow and i am sorry about that. we re very hard to resolve the situation. and make sure that we get output back on air. haw situation. and make sure that we get output back on air. output back on air. how are you workin: output back on air. how are you working to output back on air. how are you working to resolve output back on air. how are you working to resolve the - output back on air. how are you working to resolve the situationi working to resolve the situation now? ~ ., ., ., ., . now? well, want to go into too much detail about now? well, want to go into too much detail about the now? well, want to go into too much detail about the exact now? well, want to go into too much detail about the exact discussion. - now? well, want to go into too much detail about the exact discussion. i l detail about the exact discussion. i
america correspondent, tim davey insisted that he would not be resigning. well, i m very sorry for the disruption today. it has been a difficult day and i am sorry that audiences have been affected and they have not got the programming. as a keen sports fan i know, like everyone, that to miss programming is a real blow and i am sorry about that. we re trying very hard to resolve the situation. and make sure that we get output back on air. he is an outstanding broadcaster. he is a brilliant broadcaster and to be clear, success for me is gary gets back on air and together we are giving the audiences that world class sports coverage which, as i say, sorry we have not been able to deliver today. but gary lineker has made lots of comments before. you allowed him to criticise the qatari government on the bbc. why is this different? 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
you might be affected, there s loads of information on the bbc s website. now, it is worth noting that for the past six months everyone s been getting a £66 discount on their bill, totalling £400 paid for by the government. but, at the end of this month, that is ending. businesses have also been receiving government support for their energy costs, but that s about to change from capped bills to a flat rate discount. so you re seeing some bills will rise by three times, maybe even four times from the ist of april. that s a cliff edge. that s an energy cliff edge and something that we really, really need to avoid, because that will lead to over 300,000 small firms, we think, shrinking, restructuring or having to close. ben runs four convenience stores in the cotswolds. he s locked into a 12 month contract until october, which is about to get far more expensive. with the government support for the last six months, that bill has doubled to £4,000 a month.
we ve had a response from the prime minister saying it is not a matter for government but a matter for the bbc say meanwhile, the person at the centre of the twitter storm itself went home to leicester city to support his home team, leicester city, as they were beaten 3 1 by chelsea. he was seen relaxing and having his photos taken with some funds. fans outside the leicester city stadium gave their reaction he isa he is a leicester legend and i think he has been very unfairly treated. i disagree the whole binding element. i think he has a right to a flight
director-general to say i will not director general to say i will not resign, that is how serious things are. obviously, for an organisation, very quickly, what was the story in the comments about qatar. garzar the comments about qatar. gary lineker is the the comments about qatar. gary lineker is the bbc s the comments about qatar. (1:81: lineker is the bbc s main sports broadcaster at the moment. when the tournament open he gave a long monologue about the human rights situation in qatar and was critical of the qatari authorities and in qatar that went down really bad in people said he should not be saying that and he was not penalised. that was okayed by the bbc and the people are saying it is ok if he says things he doesn t like about other countries but you can see anything about the uk. i m sure tim davie would disagree to that but that is what people are saying now. thank ou ve what people are saying now. thank you very much what people are saying now. thank you very much f