Lineker versus Agnew spat intensifies debate about how impartiality rules are applied
Brexit has already split a nation, enraged millions on both sides of the debate and left a country teetering on the brink. Now it has come for the nation’s sports stars, with leading former football and cricket players squabbling about an exit on World Trade Organisation terms.
To confuse things further, many of these sporting figures also work for the BBC – prompting further handwringing at the corporation and a debate over whether the broadcaster’s sports presenters should be subject to the same impartiality rules as its news reporters.
Written by Jim Waterson Media editor
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/dec/14/bbc-unable-stop-brexit-war-sports-broadcasters under the title “BBC unable to stop Brexit war among its sports broadcasters”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
