The BBC's director general says the damage done to football programming following Gary Lineker's suspension is a"real blow" but he will not be resigning.Football Focus and Final Score were taken off the air, and it is understood that Saturday's edition of Match of the Day will be limited to 20 minutes.
Rishi Sunak has said he hopes the BBC can resolve its row with Lineker in a"timely manner" but the dispute is not something the government should get involved in.But the 62-year-old Match of the Day host's dispute with the BBC over his use of social media is"rightly a matter for them, not the government", he added.
"We need to break this cycle of misery once and for all and the policy we set out this week I believe aims to do just that."There are no easy answers to solving this problem, but I believe leadership is about taking the tough decisions to fix problems.Lucy Powell, Labour's shadow culture secretary, said the PM was offering"weasel words" and trying"desperately to duck any responsibility".
Linker is past it, new young faces are needed..
Nice for Sky News to include some Minorites in the interviews, white Minorites of Leicester that is.
Very selective
Fancy coming to the pub with me? Oh no. You have a woke agenda to push
Sky UK was purchased by comcast in 2018.
Asking Leicester fans for their biased opinion, great job Sky 👏
The one you found 🤣. Sly news at it again
What a shock! Sky news managed to find a group of people who all agree with Lineker . Who’d have guessed it
Let's ask Leicester fans what they think of a Leicester fan. 😂
Whatever your view is regarding the current policy on illegal migration it does not compare with what the Nazi's were doing in Germany during the 1930's. As I understand it, they were targeting their own indigenous people, mainly Jews. Why doesn't a reporter check out the facts.
Of course he has the right to freedom of speech, but that shouldn’t include comparing anything to the worst period of human existence ever. Nothing in this day and age is ever comparable to 1930s Germany, and nobody should get away with saying it is
To whom it may concern, your failure to turn upto work on Sat 11th you are here by served a final written notice in breach of your employment contract, further breaches within next year will automatically trigger dismissal. motd BBCSport
Pathetic journalism.
This whole debate is about Freedom of Speech but you only publish the views of those in support of Gary’s views. All the Lineker loving isn’t as one sided as the press want us to believe
So you’ve only shown the ones that agree with him. I saw a few interviews where people totally disagreed!
What a waste of time. Try a wider audience for this extremely unscientific straw poll 🙄
🚨Breaking News 🚨 Sky find 3 Leicester supporters who like club legend Gary Lineker to support narrative.
No idea what Lineker has said but the programme is better without him and the other dinosaurs on it. Saves me having to fast forward past their bit. No commentators was the icing on the cake
Government have been after Lineker for a while. He’s too popular and too moderate in his political views for their tastes.
Your statement is incorrect, please correct the detail
These vox pops are well passed their sell by date.
Interesting read, C. Packham v G. Lineker
A woman shouted out in Perth Concert Hall (at the end of BBC Symphony Orchestra concert). “BBC bosses have blood on their hand.” Which is 100% true. It’s not resignations we need - it’s ARRESTS.
😂😂😂
When a Tory speaks -just look at the 👀 eyes!
It's getting boring now
He's sorry? If anyone else made a decision as disastrous as this, heads would have rolled. Instead these utter rotters stay on destroying what was once one of the best things we had in the UK.
He should noy be ABLE to resign JUST BLOODY SACKED ?
BBC spokesman in 2018- Gary’s personal views does not affect the BBC’s impartiality
Spiro Agnew moment for this guy. He’ll eventually resign.
A real blow to who?… ? Cos nobody i speak to gives a f
The BBC can't be held to ransom by the loony left. With so many hand wringers at the BBC now exposed as being so out of touch with the average indigenous Brit it's pretence of impartiality is laid bare to ridicule .
Resign Tory ****
Tories gonna Tory. Brazening it out.
Thought MOTD was decent last night and just shows no pundits are needed for the show.
Tim Davie, the Tory, he’s not impartial is he?
Sack Lineker and all the cronies who walked out for him; pundits are ten a penny. As for presenting…..get a proper broadcaster in not another bloody ex player. I watch MOTD to see football and couldn’t care less who talks about it…let’s be honest, the researchers do the script.
Tick tock
Get this fella in now 👍
It’s not just damage the BBC football programming, Director of BBC! And if you think it is, you’re naive.
Another tory who will not face the public. I will talk only what I can control. Control free speech if you're a Conservative.
Tim Davie is a Tory and like all tories, everything they get involved in turns to 💩Resign
Impartial hypocrite !! bbclaurak afneil FFS!
Resign!
Please explain why he should resign
Gary Lineker is not a hero but he’s standing up for free speech and so are his colleagues. He’s not bullying any individual but challenging the government’s policies and actions. Thats democracy. The government are the BBC’s paymasters so who’s doing the bullying here?
They have all broken contract, now it's time to be a Boss.
Do you think the Tory party have briefed him with a list of preferred answers to likely questions 🤔
BBC claims it gives Muslim pt of view, but if that was true then BBC would've shown film 'The Message' 20 times in last 20yrs, but didn't even show once, so quite clearly BBC Richard Sharp is guilty of duping the British public... GaryLineker CharlotteBellis YasminMogahed
Still toeing the Tory party line. IStandWithGary
When in a hole stop digging. Polling showing the public does not support the BBC position on Gary Lineker. Just reinstate him and let him express his personal views on a personal platform. BBC has blown this situation out of all proportion.
Crass
BBC had hoped to usher out GaryLineker on the quiet. They hoped ppl wouldnt come to know BBC is propaganda mouth piece playing with the minds of the British ppl. Richard Sharp peddling agenda of being an apologetic for Israeli thieving & terrorism of Palestinians isnt acceptable
That he refuses to answer whether, had Linekar tweeted in support of Bravermann's cruelty, would he have been suspended? It's damning. The man is crooked and dishonest.
adamboultonTABB He is smirking all th way through
He even uses the same phrase as the Tories in a crisis “We are working very hard”. …..
Davie looks like a dead man walking in that interview. Very obfuscatory, shifty and evasive.... He has opened a Pandora's Box and knows it will be near impossible to close it again without displeasing somebody (Tory MPs or football fans). Lineker clearly has the whip hand now.
Get in the bin.
Lightweight, couldn't adequately explain why Gary was asked to step down.
Party political matters? Alan Sugar told everyone to vote for Boris Johnson 😭😭😭😭
Oh honey you are out
The BBC destroyed any notion of impartiality when they went on a mission to smear, lie & mislead, along with the rest of the MSM, about Corbyn, something that they continue to do. They lied so much they have convinced themselves that they are telling the truth about impartiality.
If Tim Davie is sorry then he can show us by fixing it, and then never capitulating to the far right extremists again. GaryGate BBC Tories MOTDboycott Lineker RefugeesWelcome
Our populace are sheep 🐑 . This will blow over, just like every other Tory scandal. The country is corrupt and too few of us care enough to do anything about it. Vast majority just bend over and take it, for lack of a better expression. UK needs a real revolution. Nothing less
Diabolical interviewer. To suggest Lineker is the best sports broadcaster in the world is quite frankly laughable. He’s bang average at best and certainly not worth his salary. Otherwise Davie handled this quite well. If he allows Lineker back though, he’s stupid. Sack them all.
As I said TTv to James Max it’s utter nonsense and a Home Goal 🤷♂️ What Gary Lineker said “his” opinion is Tory MPs are making a utter mess on migrants /asylum seekers etc, SO many “I suspect” Tory MP 🤡s objected to the BBC, and we all know the £ connection bbc / and MPs up to PM
Tim Davie / BBC Editorial Team confuse impartiality and 'due impartiality' as defined by the BBC Charter and the Framework Agreement w/ the Sec of State that only relate to the 'content of the UK Public Services' Trying to give himself an off-ramp ?
World class sports coverage 😂😂 sky beats you without doubt .
Either the BBC terminates Lineker's contract & pays him for breach of contract or they negotiate a new contract probably at a much higher rate to compensate him for loss of freedom. No doubt others are lining up alternative offers so I can't see him returning.
Resign Davie
Tim Davie is both corrupt and compromised. He must resign, as must his chairman.
Well this seems much more balanced and fair. Time to pour oil on troubled waters and calmly solve the problem.
My take on this celebrities , personalities often appear by their local mp's side at election time etc, to give their support. Thats ok, so what's the difference with Gary and his own personal twitter account?
BBC is continuing the legacy of British slavery system till today, it runs propagandas for their racist monarchies, distort stories for British deep state
Tim Davie is a creepy Tory donor who wouldn't know something is impartial if it hit him in his right-leaning face.
Bullshit!
In his abject apology, Tory BBC Director Tim Davie said Lineker’s return to our screens was the best option for the BBC . Best option for the next election is nearer the truth. | Rishi Sunak |
If in doubt about how corrupt the BBC has become go to Sounds app and listen to the 2nd item of the 6pm news on Friday. Here the reporting is factually incorrect on what Gary Lineker said in his tweets, then it's followed by an interview with Braverman saying how hurt she was.
Resign, I don't remember a reaction so universal than this, you've got it well wrong
Davie needs to resign
adamboultonTABB Tosser
So will we see the same today for MOTD 2?
He's not sorry at all, he's been caught out by Gary Lineker standing his ground over free speech. Strange how Neill, Bruce, Kuennsberg can say whatever they like in support of their tory masters. The bbc has no credibility left regarding impartial reporting.ToryLiars
Can’t he was able to talk about impartiality of the BBC with a straight face
Sounds like the BBC really fucked up. Just my opinion from the other side of the pond.
Let's guess, Tim will be gone in a week and Gary will be back, let's hope so!
Your colonial & slave trade history is here to haunt you Buddy 😅
Sorry for being pathetic.
Pathetic. The blatant double standards at the BBC are becoming impossible to ignore and he's a prime example of the right-wing bias being imposed at every level from the very top down to Fiona Bruce and Laura Kuenssberg. Sweet FA to say about any of them, not to mention afneil
adamboultonTABB You didn't make the same decisions when other BBC people tweeted against Tory policy. Give me a break Mr Davie. You've messed up. Now you need to back down.
Many of my friends say time for him to resign or get rid of the football some say overpaid £m campaign socialist presenters and punters - wasting £m on these people and many said they don't add much... Glad I cancelled my Tv license years ago.
'Sorry' to Lineker? Has he accepted? Now can we have that independent investigation that 34 Tory MPs have written for, but specifically into the tangible nature of so-called BBC Impartiality? Material political support should DISQUALIFY BBC Board/Mgt/Chair/DG candidates.
He needs to resign..
It is shameful that such incompetency of senior management is simply accepted. etc
Gary Kineker - behaving like a spoilt child - me, me, me, me, me! Lineker BBC
Tim Davie absolutely has to resign having single-handedly managed to turn natural backers of the BBC against the organisation to placate the Tory government who wanted it shut down all along! His job is to ensure people are happy paying the license fee and now no-one is.
IStandWithGaryLineker defund the bbc!
He is not sorry for his actions. He is sorry for the consequences to his actions.
The BBC’s Saipan moment
Is this spiv really in charge of the BBC?
What a shit show lmao
He is really sorry that his attempt to censor a perfectly appropriate and measured tweet has backfired spectacularly. Just resign.
So how did you get the BBC job? How much did cost Resign
Tory donors running the BBC can never ever be impartial.
Bottled.
In 32 year I’ve been watching MOTD…. Very much the worst I’ve ever seen
timdavieresign
Tory shit.
If you are listening to license fee payers, RESIGN NOW, you caved to Tory pressure, Gary told the truth, you let right wing Tories & their supporters spout their hatred & divisive rhetoric without challenge! Why are you not reporting on the hundreds of missing children?
Grow a pair
bbc GOVUK 10DowningStreet tim_davie you are FIRED🤣🤣🤣🤣 . Resign now or you will be fired in just about a year’s time 🕰️
In a sane world he’d be in resignation watch. But in Tory Britain nobody is ever punished for anything.
Corrupt?Targetting Govt critics, singling them out for ‘special’ treatment Trying to silence them But Andrew Neil, Clarkson wanting to shoot people, Sugar campaigning direct interference Kuennsberg - illegality re postal votes BruceThats different is it?
Has Lineker ever shared his political persuasion anywhere?
He's done the right thing and inadvertently massively improved MOTD. No Lineker = vastly improved show. Lineker is a smug prick. Less of him on TV is a win.
Smirking Tory. Impartiality 😂 yeah, right.
bbc why didn’t you say anything when GaryLineker criticised Qatar during FIFAWorldCup? It is double standard. Lord_Sugar puts out tweets that r “no great” yet we still have bbcapprentice. You & Conservatives cronies ie RishiSunak don’t want us criticising the Tories WRONG!
Shouldn't Tim Davies, the Director General, have to resign as he has been influenced by politicians into going against BBCs own guidelines? Shouldn't Richard Sharp also resign if the BBCs ethical standards position has got to the level where Gary needed to come off air?
'Other BBC people need to be impartial, but I don't because I'm a Tory and neither does Richard Sharp because he has close connections to the Tories.' - Tim Davie
Corruption The Bbc is corrupt now Once Tories refused to appear on it refused to be scrutinised Now they use it to cover up wrongdoing lie manipulate debate The whole thing has hit a nerve Thats why they’re attacking ANYONE who speaks out Lashing out like wild animals Resign
OK then listen to this: You’re a stooge appointed by the ToryFascists, to discredit the BBC, enable its privatisation, and to spread ToryPropaganda and ToryLies. Lineker is just a test case. We know it. You know it. Resign ToryScumOut
He isn’t
I think we should get a discount on the TV licence for NOT paying for the Tory run BBC News or Question Time. I'd stop watching it tomorrow!
Car crash interview Duplicitous too Forgot to mention that as Chair Sharp is overly active in appointments Getting his man in to control the news room ? No wonder they sat on the PPE corruption for so long …..🤔
Yea right
Load of old codswallop.
MOTD was better we didn't have to listen to overpaid footballers managers or pundits talk absolute dross just pure football
tim not so nice but dim!
Never seen so much backtracking & sucking up to GaryLineker bcos Davie knows he messed up big time. Couldn't answer Qs about other presenters tweeting political opinions & he's made the BBC a joke and lose credibility around the world! TheNewsAgents RestIsPolitics
Begging
But, you created the situation bruv?
Do we really need USA to tell us what is right or wrong when talking about contracts did Lineker breach his contract or what BBC have decided to add to it. Judge Judy should be invited to decide.
Non news and current affairs presenters should be free to comment on politics free from accusations of bias . If the ban is to remain in place then it has to apply to everyone irrespective of contract ie Alan Sugar etc which frankly is pretty unenforceable .
This one is a right Chav
Blatant political background skewed to the right. Unfit for the role he espouses is about “impartiality”. His censoring, knee jerk, party political instincts raced to the fore on this, and he is responsible for sn almighty embarrassing mess. SackTimDavie ToryBBC StandwithGary
So name the Conservatives Minister who called you to remove GarryLineker from MOTD……..Braverman?
Why is he smiling like that?
Sounds like an embarrassing climb down on the way, obstructed by RishiSunak as GaryLineker situation doing as much damage to Conservatives as to BBC. No credibility whatsoever
Absolutely chock full of honesty and sincerity said no one ever.
He’s lying resign
think he spoke quite well there even if bottled a couple issues
Davie needs to resign. GTTO
What an absolute bell end!
The public pay the license fee and although pundits support him, the majority of the public do not.
Is there a special training course for how to lie? The usual half smirks, the disdain at being challenged and the arrogance...we see it all the time. Just come across as rather unpleasant, untrustworthy people.
Jail him
Absolutely roasted. Dead wood.
Sky News why do you keep saying that Tim Davie has apologised but refuses to resign? It purposely misleading. You’re making it sound like he’s apologised to Lineker! He hasn’t. He’s just apologised to the BBC viewers that the sports programmes are being affected.
What a beautiful own goal. What a great achievement by tim. You need to go.
its shite anyway
Ask him when he’s “ suspending Sugar, or is his kind of “ opinion” ok?
These should all Fuck off
Only take from this interview Bbc isn’t impartial ( DG says he is trying to work out what that means) & DG isn’t fair.
Looks as sincere as Hancock 🤨
Sorry but not that sorry
Sounds just like a Tory politician 🤔
There’s no “row”. GaryLineker is right‼️
Aft, hypocritical pr1ck. We see u. We hear u. We also hear all the rest, and we’re waiting for a wee explanation on selective impartiality. Tic toc..,.
Poor interviewing. Poorer response. However, he said enough to show he has poor judgement, has crumbled under pressure and should go.
Tim ‘double standards’ Davie.
This needs exposing.
The man’s an embarrassment.
Tim Davie is a cunt, Tim Davie is a cunttttt, na na na na, na na na naaaa, Tim davie is a cunt
Jaiket shoogily nail. Toast.
Gotta love that Tory smug grin, every other sentence.
You don’t know what you’re doing.
adamboultonTABB So much of this is management speak, hitting the boxes for the media strategy, but completely absent any sense of the huge inconsistency in approach and refusing to engage with it.
He should resign. Utter claptrap.
All they had to do was state the views of Gary Lineker are not necessarily the views of the BBC. They could at the same time have asked Gary to put a similar rider on all his future social media. Job done.
StandWithGaryLineker JeSuisGaryLineker
Not good enough, mate. You and Tory mates have messed up bigtime. Govt has too much to say in the running of the BBC How could you allow this to happen to our National Treasure.?
He's lying. He's not sorry.
Resign
Sorry for the BBC he obviously means as this has explosively backfired. That's what happens when you kiss the backsides of 3rd rate tory mp's 👍 Lineker 1 BBC 0
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Impartial 😂😂😂😂🤣
Known political background, wholly inadequate application of balanced leadership displayed on this. Don’t defund the BBC, defund this guy.
MOTD has flopped, people power works
Lip service.
Tim the Tory supporting stooge at the impartial bbc.
Good lord don't apologize it's been been ever match of day for years .great not having those nog head's on there
He is a member of the Conservatives. Not impartial. He should resign.
Disgraceful motd show tonight, the lockdown versions with no fans were better that this rubbish, Tim Davie should resign now
U-turn incoming…
Time to stand aside Mr Davie
I bet he is. It should be career ending for him, we all know if Gary had said 'Suella what a great idea' we would just have watched Match of the day.
adamboultonTABB He isn't sorry. He caused it. If he was sorry, he wouldn't have made it happen after BBC said it was sorted on Thursday.
He will be facking sorry...
BBC time to be axed ! Completely
Just go. And take Sharp and Gibb with you.
Of course you are Tim 🙄
Egotistical, entitled pundits should be sacked!
Yet happy to allow Conservatives MP’s to voice their opinions in him…
The government quite obviously were pressuring the BBC and are now going to throw themunder a bus
But the government started this?
They'll all be sacked Monday morning
?
The thing is, if the government hadn’t got involved in the first place it would have never gone this far
A late to say its something the Government should not get involved in oh the irony🧀🍷🤣
Tell that to his Home Secretary then !
The issue is resolved . If he's allowed back the BBC will never live it down. It's like inviting a paedophile to return to work for you.
Tory party influenced BBC our new state TV station 🤐
Bbc + Tory party = 1930's Germany
Perhaps Sunak should tell Penny Mordaunt to keep her trap shut then.
Erm didn't the government start the snowball rolling in the first place, or am I missing something? Hypocrites
Nonsense. Of course the Tories are involved, they appointed senior staff who include donors to their party.
SackLinekerBBC or DefundTheBBC
The BBC should sack the lot of them.
So much so that he got involved..
England rugby had some solidarity with Gary and failed to turn up today.
So if the government shouldn't get involved why are so many MPs calling for him to be sacked🤔🤔🤔
Government is already involved in putting undue pressure on the BBC to adhere to and support government policy when they should be impartial.
Not like this mess has anything to do with the government, eh!
Yet another Brexit argument.
Simple. Relieve him from his tax paying contract. Then he can go as far left as he likes
Bye lineker and match of the day I will make sure this is your last match of the day it’s like watching paint dry 👎👎👎👎👎
Why should the government get involved he's just a sports presenter apparently..
But the govt are involved. They choose the DG and chair ffs! Take some responsibility for once.
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