BBC announce Gary Lineker to 'step back' from presenting Match of the Day

STEPPING BACK: Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker outside his home in London following reports that the BBC is to have a "frank conversation" with the ex-England striker after Home Secretary Suella Braverman branded as "irresponsible" the TV presenter's comments in which he compared the language used to launch the Government's new asylum policy to 1930s Germany. Picture date: Thursday March 9, 2023.

Gary Lineker is to "step back" from presenting Match of the Day, the BBC have confirmed.

The decision was made following comments from Lineker criticising the British government's new asylum policy.