The Match Of The Day host, 62, criticised the government's Illegal Migration Bill as 'immeasurably cruel' and compared language used to announce it as 'not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s'.
A spokesperson for the corporation said:"The BBC has social media guidance, which is published.
"Individuals who work for us are aware of their responsibilities relating to social media. We have appropriate internal processes in place if required."Small boat plan is 'necessary', says Sunak The BBC's editorial guidelines state that the organisation is"committed to achieving due impartiality in all its output".
The guidelines also state that"public comments, for example on social media, of staff presenters... can affect perceptions of the BBC's impartiality".
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