Gary Lineker 1 - 0 BBC: Presenter to return as corporation backs down and apologises after social media storm

Gary Lineker ‘to return to TV screens and will receive apology’ after storm over anti-Tory tweets

The BBC also issued an apology to viewers and to presenters, and announced a review of its social media policy in an extraordinary climbdown this morning.

Read more: Jeremy Corbyn defends Gary Lineker but says focus has shifted from 'disgraceful' migrant bill "That is a difficult balancing act to get right where people are subject to different contracts and on air positions, and with different audience and social media profiles. “Gary is a valued part of the BBC and I know how much the BBC means to Gary, and I look forward to him presenting our coverage this coming weekend.”

He tweeted days earlier that the language used by the government was similar to that of 1930s Germany, sparking a huge row.

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