BBC Director-General Tim Davie’s leadership is in question after he was forced to make a humiliating climbdown in the Gary Lineker row this morning 🔎 Analysis by adamsherwin10
’s leadership is in doubt after he was forced to make a humiliating climbdown in the Gary Lineker row this morning.with the BBC’s highest-paid presenter, who refused to apologise for breaching the corporation’s social media rules.
In fact, within minutes of Davie’s statement being released, Lineker tweeted that while the last few days had been difficult, they didn’t compare to “having to flee your home from persecution…and seek refuge in [another] land.” One insider said: “Tim’s problem is he came from a marketing background so he has never had the programming experience to be ‘editor-in-chief.’ He is also not the best in a crisis situation. Someone’s head will have to roll for this.”
Closer to home, he must quell an internal revolt, after BBC presenters and staff joined the unofficial walkout sparked by Lineker’s benching.Lineker did make one concession to Davie. He thanked his boss for his “understanding during a difficult period”. The presenter said: “He has an almost impossible job keeping everybody happy, particularly in the area of impartiality.
But Richard Sharp is also facing growing pressure to resign at the same time as the corporation’s policy on impartiality has been called into question. Lucy Frazer, the culture secretary, told MPs: “It is important for the BBC to maintain impartiality if it is to retain the trust of the public, who pay the licence fee.”
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