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Gary Lineker ‘won’t face any disciplinary action from BBC’ over Nazi Germany comments-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro
He earlier said he doesn’t ‘fear suspension by the BBC’.
Lineker stood by his comments earlier today (Picture: PA)
Gary Lineker will reportedly not be facing any disciplinary action from the BBC over his criticism of the Government’s immigration policy.
The Match of the Day presenter blasted the government’s newly announced controversial policy to stop illegal boats carrying migrants from reaching the UK on Tuesday.
He’s since faced intense backlash including from Tory MPs, but today stated that he doesn’t fear suspension by the BBC and stands by his comments.
It has now been claimed he won’t be facing any disciplinary action.
A source said: ‘We have spoken to Gary and he won’t face any disciplinary action.’
The insider continued to The Sun: ‘From our perspective the situations has been resolved now and we want him to get back to what he’s best at, which is being a brilliant sports presenter.’
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The footballer-turned-pundit had responded to a video by Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Twitter in which she called to ‘stop the boats’ with a new Illegal Migration Bill, calling it an ‘immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s.’
‘Good heavens, this is beyond awful,’ he wrote.
‘There is no huge influx. We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries.
‘This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s, and I’m out of order?’
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When asked by reporters on Thursday if he stands by his tweet, Lineker replied: ‘Course’.
When asked ‘Do you fear getting suspended?’ he replied: ‘No’.
Metro.co.uk has approached BBC for comment.
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