Prominent UK football host reprimanded for ‘Russian donors’ tweet

The BBC has found that Gary Lineker was in breach of its guidelines for a tweet he posted about government figures receiving Russian money Read Full Article at RT.com

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Oct 14, 2022 - 13:00
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Prominent UK football host reprimanded for ‘Russian donors’ tweet

Gary Lineker was found to have breached BBC guidelines in a tweet to then-Foreign Secretary Liz Truss

The BBC has publicly reprimanded Match of the Day host Gary Lineker for a tweet he posted in February of this year, in which he accused figures within the ruling Conservative Party of accepting money from Russian donors. 

It is against British law for figures within its government to accept money from people of Russian nationality, though people with dual nationality between Russia and the UK remain eligible to do so. 

Former England striker Lineker made the allegation in a tweet responding to a news report in which former UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that English teams should boycott the 2022 Champions League final, which at the time was scheduled to take place in St. Petersburg, ahead of the launch of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. 

Lineker noted of the report: “And her party will hand back their donations from Russian donors?”