![]() ![]() The segment analysed the decision to award the tournament to Qatar amid corruption allegations and brought in pundits to discuss workers' rights and discrimination against LGBT people.įormer BBC journalist Emily Maitlis - who was once found to have breached impartiality guidelines - compared that incident to the response to his recent tweets. Lineker opened the BBC's coverage of the Qatar World Cup with a scathing critique of the host country's record on human rights and treatment of migrant workers. ![]() Under the BBC's social media rules, criticising colleagues is off-limits. He subsequently apologised to the former footballer and deleted the tweets. He wrote on Twitter: "As a politician how could you ever, under any circumstances, bring yourself to vote for pumping sewage into our seas? Unfathomable!"īBC journalist Neil Henderson asked Lineker whether he had a contract allowing him to breach BBC impartiality, writing, "The BBC lives or dies by its impartiality. Lineker hits back after home secretary says migrant policy remarks were 'irresponsible'Ī senior BBC journalist questioned Lineker's commitment to the BBC's impartiality rules after Lineker tweeted about sewage. "We expect these individuals to avoid taking sides on party political issues or political controversies and to take care when addressing public policy matters," the ruling said. The ECU said Lineker was "one of the BBC's highest profile stars" and said while not being required to uphold the same high standards of impartiality as its journalists, he had an "additional responsibility" because of his profile. The BBC's Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) upheld a complaint and said Lineker's post "did not meet the BBC's editorial standards on impartiality". Retweeting a story about the then foreign secretary Liz Truss urging football teams to boycott the Champions League final in Russia, he added: "And her party will hand back their donations from Russian donors?" In February 2022, Lineker tweeted about the Conservative Party taking money from "Russian donors". I'll continue to tweet what I like and if folk disagree with me then so be it." Lineker made a barbed reply: "Jonathan, I'm the face of my own Twitter account. I'd be sacked if I followed your example. Please observe BBC editorial guidelines and keep your political views, whatever they are and whatever the subject, to yourself. Gary Lineker says he doesn't regret tweet criticising new billĪs well voicing as his Brexit opinions, he bemoaned "the absolute state of our politics", saying "imagine how hopeless you'd have to be to still be behind the Tory party in the polls".īBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew hit back, criticising Lineker for speaking out on politics. ![]()
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