Reaction as BBC says Lineker to step back from presenting
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Summary
- Gary Lineker has been told to "step back" from presenting duties by the BBC over his criticism of language used in the government’s new asylum policy
- The BBC says it considers his recent social media activity to be a breach of its editorial guidelines
- It adds it has decided Lineker will not present Match of the Day until there's an agreed and clear position on his use of social media
- In a tweet, the Match of the Day host compared the language used to launch the government's migrant policy with 1930s Germany
- Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who introduced the legislation, was among several Conservative MPs to criticise his comments
- Lineker responded with another tweet saying he would try to speak up for people with “no voice”
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