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Police considering Gary Lineker investigation over anti-Semitic Instagram post
- Metropolitan Police is assessing whether to open an investigation after complaints about Gary Lineker's May 12 social media post.
- The assessment follows public reports regarding a post Lineker deleted featuring a rat image linked to Zionism, which caused controversy.
- Lineker, the BBC's highest-paid Match Of The Day presenter since 1999, apologized unreservedly and will leave after this weekend's show.
- Lineker expressed his sincere regret over the distress caused and confirmed that he will step away from presenting the BBC’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup.
- His departure after 26 years marks the end of his BBC presenting duties and prompted calls for antisemitism training for BBC staff from community leaders.
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UK DYSTOPIA: Former Soccer Star Gary Lineker Gets Canceled, Fired From the BBC and May Face Police Investigation Over Allegedly Anti-Semitic Post
Under failing Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the UK is sinking into an authoritarian bog of censorship in which a mother who posts something ‘bad’ about criminal migrants gets a longer prison sentence than pedophiles and rapists.
Gary Lineker and the impartiality trap
The season has ended for Gary Lineker. And in the BBC dressing room there must be an enormous sense of relief, for their highest-paid star, once regarded its most valued asset, had become an uncontrollable maverick seemingly intent on wrecking its actual most valued asset: trust. It is a sad end to a 26-year relationship between the BBC and Match of the Day host Lineker. But after he shared an Instagram post about Zionism that featured an image …
What are the impartiality rules for BBC presenters?
When Gary Lineker "mistakenly" shared antisemitic material on social media, it was the "final straw" for BBC bosses. The "Match of the Day" host's inability to accept that his "voicing of strongly-held views" could have an impact on the broadcaster's "need for impartiality", had long "caused problems", said Katie Razzall, the BBC's culture and media editor.The "sorry end" to Lineker's BBC career highlights how important – in an age when high-pro…
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