BBC director general Tim Davie denies Tory pressure in Gary Lineker row

The BBC's manager wide Tim Davie has said that the corporation's decisions are not influenced by unit from immoderate governmental party, erstwhile questioned connected whether helium bowed to unit from the Conservative party.

Match of the Day's Gary Lineker was stepped backmost from presenting by the BBC, aft tweeting successful disapproval of the government's migration plans.

Mr Davie was speaking to the BBC's Media Correspondent David Sillito, pursuing a play of disrupted programming arsenic galore sports pundits and presenters pulled retired of programmes successful solidarity with Mr Lineker.