Gary Lineker will return to host FA Cup coverage next weekend after reportedly striking a deal with TV bosses.
The suspended Match of the Day presenter has been at the centre of a days-long political storm after comparing "language" around the government's Illegal Migration Bill with the "1930s Germany".
"If the BBC have agreed to allow him to keep tweeting his anti-Tory views, it will be seen as a major victory for Gary, but the details of the deal are unclear at this stage."There are direct parallels between Illegal Migration Bill and 1930's Germany, Holocaust survivor saysNegotiations between Lineker and BBC bosses on returning to his usual hosting duties are also said to be progressing.
Director general Tim Davie admitted that the England World Cup legend is "the best in the business" and "a superb broadcaster".
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