Lineker thought he had a special Twitter deal with the BBC - agent
Lineker thought he had a special Twitter deal with the BBC - agent
Gary Lineker pensait have a "special deal" with the BBC's chief executive to tweet about refugees and immigration, his agent said. Statesman, Jon Holmes described the crisis talks held with BBC bosses during last week's showdown.
He said he had warned that Lineker's suspension could be damaging, hours before a staff walkout began.
The BBC has apologized for the disruption and will review its social media rules.
Last week, Mr Holmes said: "Gary Lineker, with whom I have worked since 1980, had tweeted about politics, reiterating his support for
"Gary has a passionate interest in refugees and immigration and, as he saw, had a special deal with Tim Davie, the director general of the BBC, for tweeting about these issues."
Gary Lineker pensait have a "special deal" with the BBC's chief executive to tweet about refugees and immigration, his agent said. Statesman, Jon Holmes described the crisis talks held with BBC bosses during last week's showdown.
He said he had warned that Lineker's suspension could be damaging, hours before a staff walkout began.
The BBC has apologized for the disruption and will review its social media rules.
Last week, Mr Holmes said: "Gary Lineker, with whom I have worked since 1980, had tweeted about politics, reiterating his support for
"Gary has a passionate interest in refugees and immigration and, as he saw, had a special deal with Tim Davie, the director general of the BBC, for tweeting about these issues."
Gary Lineker pensait have a "special deal" with the BBC's chief executive to tweet about refugees and immigration, his agent said. Statesman, Jon Holmes described the crisis talks held with BBC bosses during last week's showdown.
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