Gary Lineker is reportedly not backing down and will not remove his tweet comparing the government’s new immigration policy to Nazi Germany.
The BBC previously said: ‘The BBC has social media guidance, which is published. Individuals who work for us are aware of their responsibilities relating to social media.‘We have appropriate internal processes in place if required.’
Lineker’s remarks, which were in response to a Twitter video put out by Home Secretary Suella Braverman, have been slammed by Tory politicians., wrote: ‘This is just another example of how out of touch these overpaid stars are with the voting public. ‘Instead of lecturing, Mr Lineker should stick to reading out the football scores and flogging crisps.’Lineker was clearly appalled by the government’s new polic last year with a tweet about Liz Truss and the Conservative Party.
He shared a tweet with his followers in February 2022 after the then-Foreign Secretary Liz Truss urged people to boycott the
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