Gary Lineker suspension echoes Putin’s Russia, says Labour

Shadow minister accuses government of ‘deliberate strategy of undermining BBC’ as calls mount for corporation’s chair to quit

The suspension of Gary Lineker from his BBC presenting duties has echoes of “Putin’s Russia”, MPs have heard, as calls for the corporation’s chair to resign continue to mount.

Labour’s Lucy Powell, the shadow culture secretary, made the comments in parliament after she was granted an urgent question on the government’s role in upholding impartiality on the BBC.

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