Jeremy Hunt has increased pressure on the BBC to ensure it upholds its reputation for “impartiality” over the suspension of Gary Lineker
.which compared the Government’s new Illegal Migration Bill to rhetoric in Germany in the 1930s“I think what this shows and indeed the related debate about the BBC chairman’s appointment… is that impartiality at the BBC is really important,” he told Sky’s.
He added that it was “important that we let the BBC sort out these problems” but that the outcome he wanted to see was “trust be maintained in what is a very, very important institution. “I think that if we believe the BBC should be independent, which I do. If we believe in BBC impartiality, which I do, then we have to let the BBC resolve these issues,” Mr Hunt continued.
The broadcaster has come under increased pressure after it announced last week that Mr Lineker would step back from his presenting duties on“until an agreement is reached on his social media use” following his comments criticising the Government’s asylum policy.Regular shows were then disrupted on Saturday after a number ofThe, Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak also put pressure on the BBC on Saturday evening, claiming in a statement that he hoped the dispute would be concluded in a “timely manner”.
He defended the new Illegal Migration Bill, which bars people who have arrived in the UK via small boats from claiming asylum, claiming his approach “is not only the fair and moral thing to do, it is also the compassionate thing to do”.
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