He added:"You think this lot would apologise if they didn't have to. They took on football and got beat up again. I'm talking about the government who are at the heart of all this nonsense. They wanted to silence someone who is damaging them on a daily basis."
And comedian Nish Kumar tweeted:"One of the best things about the end of the Match of the Day saga, is that we don't have to listen to various Tory MPs talk about football. It's been like listening to a dog describe chess."Tory MPs hit out at BBC "The BBC climbdown with an apology and carte blanche to do as he pleases on social media is remarkable.
The left wing cabal now runs the BBC. Neutrality gone and next hopefully will be the licence fee
I agree-he needs to resign.
DEPORTED back to South Africa after six years in Scotland. Don't drink alcohol don't take drugs. Grand parents From BRITAIN. Uneployment 14 million people in South Africa. Trades man. Now homeless in South Africa. No food banks. 🇿🇦🇬🇧 Home office Croydon London to blame.
That's because no one in power likes to see the ordinary people win. And are frightened as they see the power people can do.
Joke
Oh gawd, the tax dodging gobsh1te will be even more insufferable.
Good news for those Tory MPs who never normally watch MOTD but pretended to at the weekend. They will no longer need to pretend they watch it again.
This is a shambles. The pretence of impartiality blown out of the water with some aplomb.
Chairman has had 3 yrs to deal with impartiality but has failed. It's a mess n Davie, Sharp n others need to go....
I’m not sure it’s a climb down. Lineker should adhere to the rules. We all have rules and conditions in our workplace. He’s back on condition he behaves - in the meantime - a review. We know what reviews are don’t we?
Shows what GaryLineker has over BBC, thy will let him say and do anything
Get rid of Conservatives and RishiSunak This government has become a joke and this country is in turmoil.
Time for the HMRCgovuk to step up and deny that freelancer status. Alots at stake and it isn’t free speech a tweet
Oh the same Tory MP’s that said it was nothing to do with them a few days ago.
Asif the public care about the tories, roll on the local elections the tories damage to themselves everyday they remain in power
There's so much the Tories shouldn't be happy about in the UK in 2023 and this is not one of then.
sack him and more on easy
One knows one is doing what is right, if Tories are angry about it!
Boring. Old news.