Gary Lineker post about Grant Shapps appears to breach BBC guidelines, says chairman candidate Samir Shah

Incoming BBC chair says Gary Lineker's posts on Tory MPs broke social media rules

Samir Shah, the incoming chair of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) told British Members of Parliament on Wednesday (Dec 13) that the tweets made by sports presenter Gary Lineker mocking Conservative Party MPs broke th news corporation's social media guidelines. Shah told the committee of MPs that the tweets appeared to be breaching the rules “on the face of it”.

Gary Lineker tweets probably broke BBC guidelines, says corporation’s new chairman Dr Samir Shah

Match of the Day presenter signed an open letter criticising the government’s Rwanda policy and apparently mocked Tory MPs on X

Gary Lineker seemed to break rules, next BBC chairman says

Samir Shah says the sports presenter "seemed to breach" guidelines with online swipes at Tory MPs.

Gary Lineker rowing with Grant Shapps over Rwanda scheme 'seems to breach impartiality rules', says new BBC chief

Gary Lineker "seems to have breached" BBC impartiality guidelines in a recent post about Grant Shapps in a row over the Rwanda plan, the government candidate to be the corporation's next chairman has said.

Gary Lineker tweets appear to breach BBC guidelines – new corporation chairman

Samir Shah said it was not ‘helpful’ that the TV presenter signed a letter criticising the Government, but he did not see it as a breach of the rules.

Incoming BBC Chair Samir Shah Says Gary Lineker Tweets Broke Rules

Samir Shah, the government’s choice for the next BBC chairman, told a parliamentary committee that, in his opinion, host Gary Lineker’s recent social media activities breached the broadcaster’s social media guidelines. During a pre-appointment hearing with MPs on Wednesday Shah criticised a tweet by the Match Of The Day host in response to comments by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, suggesting it might contravene the BBC’s guidelines. “The more…