'There was a lot of anger directed at the management for the way they have dealt with the crisis. 'One person pointed out that Gary had breached the social media guidelines before and been reprimanded for it, so what did he expect this time. Someone even said that multi-millionaire presenters are now drawing the picket lines and expecting everyone else to join in. They said: 'There was a sliding scale of anger among the rank and file between BBC management and Lineker. It is understood Mr Davie and the chief content officer Charlotte Moore headed up to BBC Sport's Media City offices in Salford, Manchester, on Tuesday to address the controversy with staff directly.īut with teams gathered both in person and over video link, staff are said to have not been on side with Lineker.Īn insider told The Telegraph numerous people spoke out against Lineker in the meeting. Mr Davie said he had taken 'proportionate action' over the controversial tweet and insisted he had not backed down in the row, but he has been accused of 'capitulating' to the former footballer. He added: 'But when they asked me how the matter could be resolved, I told them taking Gary off the air would not be helpful and we needed to clarify the guidelines.' Mr Holmes, also the former chairman of Leicester City, told New Statesman: 'Gary takes a passionate interest in refugees and, as he saw it, had a special agreement with Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, to tweet about these issues.' He also revealed how he was called into Broadcasting House, the BBC's headquarters in central London, on Friday as part of efforts to resolve the situation. His agent has since claimed that he had an 'special agreement' with BBC director general Tim Davie to tweet about migrants and immigration.īut Jon Holmes, who has worked with Lineker for more than 40 years, said Lineker had a 'passionate interest' in the subject and believed he had permission to tweet about the issue. Lineker sparked mutinous chaos at the BBC last week when he was asked to step back from presenting Match of the Day after backlash over a tweet comparing the Government's migrant crackdown to Nazi Germany. The former footballer was no doubt keen to let his hair down after being caught in a political firestorm in recent weeks. Two's company: Lineker looked in high spirits as he quaffed glasses of whisky at Apollo’s Muse in Mayfair alongside the likes of Paloma Faith (pictured) and Mary CharterisĪmongst a backdrop of antique statues and magnificent floor-to-ceiling marble, Lineker was treated to canapes including truffle and taleggio crocchettes, guilty wagyu burgers, tuna tartare, spicy ’nduja beef tartare and crab salad.
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