BBC crisis escalates

BBC crisis escalates as players and stars rally behind soccer host Gary Lineker: The former England captain was suspended from "Match of the Day," a popular soccer highlights show, over a Twitter post that compared lawmakers' language about migrants to that used in Nazi Germany.

Everybody knows what Match of the Day means to me, but I’ve told the BBC I won’t be doing it tomorrow. Solidarity. @IanWright0

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It's absolutely insane that Britain has become a country where having an opinion can cost you your job. If we don't cherish & fiercely protect free speech, even for views we personally despise, we're no better than totalitarian regimes like China & North Korea. @piersmorgan

Gary Lineker: BBC boss Tim Davie 'sorry' after sport disruption in Lineker row

BBC Ends Suspension of Top Sports Host After Staff Mutiny - познавательная статья в NYT про завершение кризиса. во-первых не сказано, "кто победил", во вторых - много забавных деталей, в частности про

The British home secretary, Suella Braverman, who is spearheading the policy to stop migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats, said that Mr. Lineker’s comments diminished the atrocities of the Holocaust.

The Guardian честно разъясняют: Gary Lineker is back, and apparently on his own terms, or at least terms he can live with.