A former BBC executive has said there is “a lot of confusion” around whether freelance broadcasters such as Gary Lineker, who do not work in news, should be subject to the same rules as permanent staff.
The corporation said it has “decided” Lineker, who is embroiled in a row over impartiality after comparing the language used to launch a new Government asylum policy with 1930s Germany, will step back from Match Of The Day (MOTD) until an “agreed and clear position” on social media use is made.
