'Seismic impact' | BBC's Lineker U-turn speaks volumes about staff revolts & social media rules

The BBC has reinstated presenter Gary Lineker after his criticism of the Government’s immigration policy saw him taken off air, sparking a mini-mutiny at the national broadcaster.

Much of the BBC's sports coverage was axed over the weekend, as presenters and pundits refused to work, in a show of solidarity with Lineker.

The Match of the Day host had tweeted that the language of Home Secretary Suella Braverman, used when launching a new asylum policy, was akin to rhetoric used in 1930s Germany.

The tweet landed him in hot water, with some suggesting he had breached the BBC’s code of conduct on impartiality. Bosses subsequently announced Lineker would “step back” from hosting Match Of The Day.