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Ex BBC boss says network 'undermining own credibility' with Gary Lineker row

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The BBC has undermined its own credibility with its decision to stand Gary Lineker down from hosting Match of the Day because it will be viewed as having bowed to government pressure, its former director general Greg Dyke has said.

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Irish News

BBC has ‘undermined own credibility' in Lineker row – former director-general

Greg Dyke spoke out before Saturday's Match Of The Day goes ahead without a presenter, pundits and several regular commentators.

2 years ago·Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Metro News

Ex BBC boss says network 'undermining own credibility' with Gary Lineker row

Gary Lineker has been asked to step down from Match of the Day (Picture: Michael Regan – The FA/The FA via Getty Images) Greg Dyke, the former BBC director general and ex-FA chairman, has said the BBC was ‘mistaken’ in standing Gary Lineker down from hosting duties on Match Of The Day. Lineker has been suspended from his Match of the Day duties by the BBC over a tweet which criticised the government’s new asylum policy. This prompted a string o…

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

BBC has ‘undermined own credibility’ in Lineker row – former director-general

Greg Dyke spoke out before Saturday’s Match Of The Day goes ahead without a presenter, pundits and several regular commentators.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Former BBC boss says it ‘undermined’ its credibility by pulling Gary Lineker from air

A former BBC director-general has shared his take on Gary Lineker being axed from his regular spot hosting Match Of The Day. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Greg Dyke said he believes the move was “mistaken.” He warned it could give the impression that the BBC bowed to government pressure. Lineker came under fire for a tweet in which he compared the government’s small boats legislation to 1930s Germany. Click here to sign up for our n…

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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