Piers Morgan Rages At “Pathetically Spineless” BBC Decision To Suspend Gary Lineker
10.03.2023 - 22:17
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Piers Morgan has joined a chorus of criticism against the BBC’s decision to suspend Gary Lineker after he compared British government rhetoric to Nazi Germany.
Morgan said the BBC was “pathetically spineless” for demanding that Lineker step back from his Match Of The Day hosting duties for breaking impartiality rules on Twitter.
Voicing support for his friend, Morgan said:
WTF? How pathetically spineless.. I now demand the BBC suspend every presenter who has made public comment about news or current affairs – starting with Sir David Attenborough and Lord Sugar. https://t.co/7DRtFEOAVa
Others also voiced solidarity. Alan Shearer and Ian Wright, the former England strikers and close colleagues of Lineker, said they were boycotting Match of the Day.
I have informed the BBC that I won’t be appearing on MOTD tomorrow night.
Everybody knows what Match of the Day means to me, but I’ve told the BBC I won’t be doing it tomorrow. Solidarity.
Replying to Wright, Jeremy Clarkson said: “Good on you mate.”
Left-wing politicians savaged the BBC, including Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister.
As a strong supporter of public service broadcasting, I want to be able to defend the BBC. But the decision to take @GaryLineker off air is indefensible. It is undermining free speech in the face of political pressure – & it does always seem to be rightwing pressure it caves to
Lineker was suspended for railing at “beyond awful” government plans to stop small boats carrying asylum seekers from arriving on British shores.
In a tweet on Tuesday, he added: “We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries. This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that