BBC has suspended Lineker for breaching impartiality guidelines after the sports pundit posted tweets this week criticising Rishi Sunak’s new asylum policy and likened the language used by ministers about asylum seekers to “that used by Germany in the 30s”. The decision has caused massive backlash, with Linker's fellow Match of the Day pundits pulling out of the show this weekend and many high-profile figures coming out to defend the pundit.