Gary Lineker, a long-time presenter of Match of the Day, faced suspension in 2023 after tweeting about the government's asylum policies, which he deemed cruel. This sparked significant backlash and led to the BBC reviewing their social media guidelines. Lineker expressed that he felt his tweet, advocating kindness towards refugees, was misinterpreted and that he did not feel he had done anything wrong. His suspension caused solidarity among his colleagues, including Ian Wright, who refused to appear on the show in protest.
I just thought it was extraordinary it was completely taken out of proportion. I think people have recognised now that they misread the situation a little bit.
Lineker's tweet was essentially advocating kindness to all human beings, wherever they were from. It’s bonkers for people to oppose such views.
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