Former director-general Lord Birt has said presenters such as Gary Lineker who are inextricably bound up with an important BBC programme should have to abide by impartiality rules.The executive, who led the BBC between 1992 and 2000, appeared before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee as part of a session in the wake of the pundit and former England player's three-day suspension from Match Of The Day. Lineker was taken off by the BBC after posting a tweet in which he said the language used by the Government to promote its asylum plans was not dissimilar to 1930s Germany, but was returned following a boycott by top on-air talent.
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