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Gary Lineker 'victory' not all as it seems amid BBC climbdown over Match of the Day row

Gary Lineker will return to his Match of the Day presenting duties after the BBC climbed down from suspending him following a row with Conservative party MPs

Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023

GMB's Susanna Reid reminisces as throwback BBC presenting snap shared on air

The 52-year-old presenter was stunned at the picture alongside her ex-colleague and former BBC newsreader Simon McCoy during Monday's show when they were discussing the ongoing rows of Gary Lineker.

Daily Record · Mar 13, 2023

Tory MPs furious at BBC ‘climbdown’ giving Lineker ‘carte blanche’

Conservatives condemn ‘pathetic capitulation’ – claiming it will hasten end of BBC licence fee

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023

ITV's Lorraine Kelly's dig at BBC over Gary Lineker row demanding bosses 'sit down and sort rules out'

The Scots presenter admitted the row was 'mayhem' as she voiced that the major broadcaster 'badly handled' the situation as the Match of the Day host returns to his duties.

Daily Record · Mar 13, 2023

ITV This Morning viewers left baffled by Mike Tindall and James Haskell appearance as Phillip Schofield drops 'grenade' on pair

The former rugby stars appeared live on the ITV daytime show to chat about their upcoming podcast tour

Manchester Evening News · Mar 13, 2023

BBC chief draws ire of 700 composers with ‘devastating’ plan to axe choir

Closure of BBC Singers was announced last week along with 20% cut to salaried positions in BBC orchestras

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023

BBC chair Richard Sharp’s position ‘untenable’ after Lineker row, says Keir Starmer

‘How on earth is he still in position?’ asks Labour leader amid impartiality row

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023

Gary Lineker won't host Saturday's Match of the Day highlights despite BBC return

Gary Lineker has been reinstated by the BBC following a chaotic weekend which saw the broadcaster in disarray, but he won't immediately return to Match of the Day

Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023

BBC reveal Gary Lineker’s first TV appearance after tweet row

Mark Chapman is set to present Saturday night’s Match of the Day highlights show.

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023

BBC Backtracks on Lineker Over Tweet Slamming UK Asylum Plan

The BBC secured a draw on Monday in its showdown with Gary Lineker, reversing the former football great's suspension from the airwaves for a tweet that criticized the UK government’s new migration policy. The about-face followed a weekend of chaos and crisis for Britain's publicly funded national broadcaster, which faced…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2023