“All hell’s broken loose” following the fallout from the Gary Lineker saga who was stepped back from presenting on the BBC, according to Sky News host Paul Murray.
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Mr Lineker was stepped back from presenting on the BBC following controversy about a tweet on the government’s asylum seeker policy. “So, Gary Lineker was told by the BBC don’t turn up this weekend to host Match of the Day,” Mr Murray said.“Then it turns around that there’s pressure on the BBC boss who told him not to turn up because of the tweet that all of it could fall apart.”
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