Reaction as BBC says Lineker to step back from presenting

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Summary

  1. 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
  2. The BBC says it considers his recent social media activity to be a breach of its editorial guidelines
  3. 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
  4. In a tweet, the Match of the Day host compared the language used to launch the government's migrant policy with 1930s Germany
  5. Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who introduced the legislation, was among several Conservative MPs to criticise his comments
  6. Lineker responded with another tweet saying he would try to speak up for people with “no voice”
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