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Gary Lineker says he regrets his tweet led to row with BBC instead of Mail

Presenter says BBC should have fallen out with Daily Mail over its ‘distortion’ of his criticism of government’s migration messaging

Gary Lineker has said he regrets that a tweet he posted led to a fallout with the BBC, when it should have been a row between the broadcaster and the Daily Mail.

The Match of the Day presenter was taken off air by the BBC in March 2023 after writing on X that the language used by the government to launch a policy on small boat crossings was “not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s”.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Presenter says BBC should have fallen out with Daily Mail over its ‘distortion’ of his criticism of government’s migration messagingGary Lineker has said he regrets that a tweet he posted led to a fallout with the BBC, when it should have been a row between the broadcaster and the Daily Mail.The Match of the Day presenter was taken off air by the BBC in March 2023 after writing on X that the language used by the government to launch a policy on small boat crossings was “not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s”. Continue reading…