BBC can breathe easier that fallout from Lineker’s social media won’t land at its door | UK News
Did having a social conscience force Gary Lineker off the BBC? Or was becoming increasingly vocal politically just too problematic?The former England captain was given an exemption, as a freelancer working outside of news and current affairs, from impartiality rules the BBC's staff have to abide by - despite being the broadcaster's highest earner at £1.35m. That meant he was even handed BBC primetime coverage recently, in which he critiqued […]
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