BREAKING: Gary Lineker is due to return to hosting sport for the BBC, Sky Sports News understands. It's understood the corporation will apologise to the Match of the Day presenter. Sky's IvorBennett has the latest. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602
Gary Lineker is due to return to hosting sport for the BBC, Sky Sports News understands.It is unclear if he will be back on air for the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend, but a BBC announcement is expected later today.
At the time, the BBC said Hussain was"not a BBC staff member and her personal social media accounts are not connected to her work as a BBC presenter".Logan, a sports presenter, asked in a Twitter exchange with then-junior minister Natalie Elphicke why the government wasn't tackling racism. The creator of Pointless once said he believed the Conservative Party wants to sell off the NHS bit by bit.
Mr Sharp was appointed chairman in February 2021 on the recommendation of former prime minister Boris Johnson. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves and shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell have also questioned his position in light of the Lineker controversy, while Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said his position is"totally untenable".A former Channel 5 chief executive has said the BBC is"struggling with the 21st Century" and"hasn't got it right" on social media guidelines yet.
The BBC has strict social media guidelines for its employees to maintain its core value of impartiality. The broadcaster has said it is"committed" to due impartiality in all output. Impartiality must be"adequate and appropriate to the output, taking account of the subject and nature of the content, the likely audience expectation and any signposting that may influence that expectation".
"We expect these individuals to avoid taking sides on party political issues or political controversies and to take care when addressing public policy matters," it says.Pressure mounts on BBC chairman after Sunak refuses to offer backing - and distances himself from appointment The circumstances of his appointment are being reviewed by the appointments commissioner - and both Labour and the Lib Dems say his position has become untenable because he is compromised on impartiality.
Travelling to San Diego, the prime minister declined to respond to questions about their relationship or his integrity, and instead told reporters:"Richard Sharp went through an independent appointments process at the time that I had nothing to do with - he was appointed before I was prime minister, but also the chair of publics appointments has asked, a leading KC, has asked to review - to re-review - that appointments process so there is not much I can say more that's ongoing, but...
Fellow MOTD presenters Ian Wright and Alan Shearer announced they would not appear on the show in solidarity with Lineker - and it appeared few others were willing to step forward to fill the gaps.
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