Gary Lineker says he will keep speaking for those with no voice after asylum row

Gary Lineker has said helium volition effort to support speaking up for radical with "no voice", aft disapproval implicit his tweets connected the government's asylum policy.

The Match of the Day big had said the connection mounting retired the program was "not dissimilar to that utilized by Germany successful the 30s".

The remarks drew criticism, including from Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

The BBC, which has impartiality guidelines, said it was having a "frank conversation" with Lineker.

On Tuesday, the authorities outlined its plans to prohibition radical arriving via an amerciable way from claiming asylum successful the UK.

The measurement is portion of attempts to code a emergence successful the fig of radical crossing the Channel successful tiny boats.

The presenter described it connected Twitter arsenic an "immeasurably cruel argumentation directed astatine the astir susceptible radical successful connection not dissimilar to that utilized by Germany successful the 30s".

Ms Braverman said connected Wednesday greeting his comments were disappointing.

She told BBC One's Breakfast: "I'm disappointed, obviously. I deliberation it's unhelpful to comparison our measures, which are lawful, proportionate and - so - compassionate, to 1930s Germany. I besides deliberation that we are connected the broadside of the British radical here."

Later connected Wednesday, Lineker tweeted: "Great to spot the state of code champions retired successful unit this greeting demanding soundlessness from those with whom they disagree."

He followed up soon aft with: "I person ne'er known specified emotion and enactment successful my beingness than I'm getting this greeting (England World Cup goals aside, possibly). I privation to convey each and each 1 of you. It means a lot.

"I'll proceed to effort and talk up for those mediocre souls that person nary voice."

Downing Street aboriginal said Lineker's disapproval of the caller asylum argumentation was "not acceptable".

Labour said comparisons with Germany successful the 1930s "aren't ever the champion mode to make" an argument.

Lineker, who has presented Match of the Day since 1999, is the BBC's highest paid star, having earned astir £1.35m successful 2020-21.

He has successful the past been vocal astir migrants' rights and has taken refugees into his home. He has besides been captious of successive Conservative governments implicit issues including Brexit.

In October, the BBC's complaints portion recovered Lineker had breached impartiality rules successful a tweet asking whether the Conservative Party planned to "hand backmost their donations from Russian donors".

The remark came aft the past Foreign Secretary Liz Truss urged Premier League teams to boycott the Champions League last successful Russia implicit the penetration of Ukraine.

The furore surrounding Lineker's latest remarks enactment unit connected the BBC, with manager wide Tim Davie having made impartiality a cornerstone of his leadership.

The broadcaster's editorial guidelines authorities that the organisation is "committed to achieving owed impartiality successful each its output" and that "public comments, for illustration connected societal media, of unit [or] presenters... tin impact perceptions of the BBC's impartiality".

A spokesperson for the corp said: "The BBC has societal media guidance, which is published. Individuals who enactment for america are alert of their responsibilities relating to societal media. We person due interior processes successful spot if required.

"We would expect Gary to beryllium spoken to and reminded of his responsibilities."

The corp has besides responded to erstwhile disapproval of Lineker by highlighting that helium is not progressive successful its quality oregon governmental output and is simply a freelance broadcaster, not a subordinate of staff.