The corporation said ‘presenters of flagship programmes are free to express opinions about the issues that matter to them’
By Richard Percival
The BBC Match of the Day host tweeted a commentary by Raz Segal was 'worth 13 minutes of anyone’s time'
By Stephen Pollard
Sometimes silence can convey a message
High-profile presenters have a 'particular responsibility' to respect the broadcaster's impartiality
By Felix Pope
The BBC Match of the Day host tweeted that the language used around immigration policy 'is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s'
By JC Reporter
By David Aaronovitch
When are these comparisons beyond the pale and when are they reasonable?
Lineker was also called out on the alleged hypocrisy of accepting a presenting job at the World Cup in Qatar
By Daniel Ben-David
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David Bernstein said that the BBC's 'climbdown' over the Gary Lineker saga is 'embarrassing in the extreme'
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The now deleted tweet criticising Jewish journalist Rachel Shabi was apparently sent from the wrong account
By Ben Bloch
It comes as the BBC has confirmed that Lineker will return to air this week as the corporation launches a review of social media guidelines
The commentator and former professional footballer compared the language surrounding the UK’s asylum policy to Germany under the Nazis
Prominent Jews have attacked the BBC pundit after he compared the language being used to discuss UK’s asylum plans to 1930s Germany
Football star sparked fury after tweeting that killing of West Bank gunman Ahmed Daraghmeh was ‘awful’
By Georgia L Gilholy
The soccer star tweeted that the killing of West Bank gunman Ahmed Daraghmeh was ‘awful’
