Gary Lineker: Impartiality row leads to fresh calls for BBC chairman to resign
Gary Lineker: Impartiality row leads to fresh calls for BBC chairman to resign
Pressure is mounting on BBC chairman Richard Sharp to resign amid Gary Lineker's line of impartiality.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said the presenter's suspension "showed failure at the top".
Mr Sharp's appointment is under investigation over his relationship with Boris Johnson. He denies any wrongdoing.
But former BBC director Greg Dyke said Sharp's allegations 'helped fuel perception' that the company had bowed to government pressure on Lineker.
Further questions are being asked about Mr. Sharp's position in light of another line of impartiality involving Match of the Day host Lineker.
An ongoing KC-led review of Mr. Sharp's appointment to the post chairman of the BBC is investigating whether he failed to properly disclose details of his involvement in facilitating an £800,000 loan guarantee...
Pressure is mounting on BBC chairman Richard Sharp to resign amid Gary Lineker's line of impartiality.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said the presenter's suspension "showed failure at the top".
Mr Sharp's appointment is under investigation over his relationship with Boris Johnson. He denies any wrongdoing.
But former BBC director Greg Dyke said Sharp's allegations 'helped fuel perception' that the company had bowed to government pressure on Lineker.
Further questions are being asked about Mr. Sharp's position in light of another line of impartiality involving Match of the Day host Lineker.
An ongoing KC-led review of Mr. Sharp's appointment to the post chairman of the BBC is investigating whether he failed to properly disclose details of his involvement in facilitating an £800,000 loan guarantee...
Pressure is mounting on BBC chairman Richard Sharp to resign amid Gary Lineker's line of impartiality.
