Appears to be like like Lineker broke the principles on a technicality – ex-BBC boss

A former BBC director-general says Gary Lineker’s tweet seems to have breached the BBC’s impartiality guidelines on technical grounds.

But Mark Thompson, who ran the BBC from 2004 to 2012, mentioned there was a “grey area” within the guidelines of equity.

Former BBC boss: Lineker’s tweet seems to be in breach of rule