The rules for news and current affairs journalists are very strict. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was reluctant to comment on the matter, saying the row between the BBC and Lineker is "a matter for them, not the government", but he admitted that "not everyone will always agree" with the new asylum seeker policy. Gary Lineker signed a five-year deal with the BBC in 2020, under which he agreed to adhere to their updated impartiality rules. PM: 'Not everyone will always agree' on new asylum seeker policy The BBC's guidelines on impartiality explained - and do they apply to Gary Lineker? The BBCs director general has said bosses are 'working very hard' to fix the damage done to the broadcaster following the suspension of Gary Lineker. Joe Pike analysis: The role of BBC director general has always been a balancing act - it's not getting easier The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well. Mr Hunt added: "The central thing that people want to know is that there isn't any kind of political agenda in the way the BBC goes about its business, which I'm not saying there is, but that is the confidence people need to have."īBC acknowledges 'strength of feeling' among staff as programmes taken off air BBC News is an operational business division 1 of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. "If you believe in BBC independence, then it's not for the chancellor or any other government minister to say how these issues are resolved," he said.
Constance Marten, 35, and Mark Gordon, 48, are charged with manslaughter. Constance Marten and Mark Gordon remanded in custody after baby's body found. Jeremy Hunt, speaking to Sophy Ridge on Sunday, said he "profoundly" disagrees with Lineker's comments.īut the chancellor appeared to row back from demanding that Lineker apologise. Couple Constance Marten and Mark Gordon appear in court charged with manslaughter of baby called Victoria. Hunt 'profoundly disagrees' with Lineker comments
Some 27% said the BBC was right, while 20% did not know. A snap YouGov poll showed that 53% of the British public say the BBC was wrong to suspend the former football star and veteran broadcaster.
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