I doubt Lineker will be forced to do anything. He is the one who might have to choose what he wants to do. He might want to consider how his choices affect the BBC.

i have little to no interest in what Lineker thinks about anything. I am not on twitter and I have never searched to see what he is saying on twitter. I am only made aware of what he has posted when it ends up as so called 'news'.

In the last few days we have heard lots about the BBC and Lineker's tweet. We have heard next to nothing about the government's boat policy and very little about the UK/French (or is that EU) agreement on how to deal with the "boat' problem. Who does that suit best?

For years we have seen people arriving here by either hiding in vehicles or taking risky boat trips. When they came by vehicle there was less to see. Once the boat arrivals became the norm the images became more stark. The government has had years to deal with it but it still continues. There are no easy solutions but a cynic might say that it suits the government for the 'problem' to continue, especially with an election coming up.

Lineker might want to consider how his actions will affect the BBC. I happen to think that if you take the Beeb's shilling (or is that our shilling) you have some responsibility to try and avoid damaging the BBC. His tweet did not cause that damage. The damage is caused by the reaction to the tweet. He was aware of that from past experience but he chose to post anyway.