To achieving due impartiality in all its output. And in an age of social media, where anyone working for the bbc can easily broadcast their own personal, sometimes political, views to the world, this committment has sometimes come under strain. Not least when, in march this year, the bbc s highest paid, and One Of The Best known presenters, former footballer gary lineker, in a series of tweets, called the governments stance on illegal immigration an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most Vulnerable People in language that is not dissimilar to that used by germany in the 30s. He was referring to a video put up by Home Secretary Suella Braverman in which she unveiled plans to stop migrant boats crossing the channel into the uk. That single tweet sparked a nationwide debate about impartiality at the bbc and led to mr lineker being taken off air and then reinstated on Match Of The Day, the longest Running Football Show in the world, which he presentes in a freelance capacity, as th
Hello, im matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. The british army has been stood down from supporting the metropolitan police after hundreds of officers stepped back from firearms duties. The Prime Minister has said armed officers need clarity about their legal powers. Rishi sunak was backing a home office review, after a metropolitan Police Officer was charged with murdering a 24 year old man, chris kaba, in south london last year. Earlier, the bbc was told up to 300 officers had turned in permits allowing them to Carry Weapons over the weekend. Heres our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. This morning, routine Police Patrols around westminster remained noticeably armed. The metropolitan police says it has enough officers willing to carry out routine firearms duties. But carrying a gun for the police is a voluntaryjob and sources say up to 300 met officers have handed in their ticket. Scotland yard w
good afternoon. the prime minister has been defending his plans to stop illegal immigration after the dramatic resignation last night of home office minister robertjenrick who claimed the proposals don t go far enough. this morning, rishi sunak called reporters to downing street and insisted his draft immigration law will prevent every legal challenge that has ever been used to stop asylum seekers being put on flights to rwanda. let s go live now to our political correspondent alex forsyth who s in the houses of parliament. this has been a turbulent time for rishi sunak and that is before one plane carrying asylum seekers to rwanda has got off the ground. after the resignation of his immigration minister robertjenrick, the divisions within the party over the government s approach on this policy have been laid bare. rishi sunak called a press conference trying to persuade people his approach was the right one, the question is when it silence his critics? a prime minister und
To her suicide. How leading former athletes could be written out of the record books as part of a new anti doping strategy. And the story of the surfer rescued after 30 hours adrift in the irish sea. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. It was an all Madrid Champions League Semifinal Tonight and a familiar face who gave real the lead in the first leg against atletico at the bernabeau. Good evening. The deepening tensions between the Prime Minister and the president of the European Commission ahead of the brexit negotiations have been laid bare. Theresa may has warned Jean Claude Juncker that she will prove to be a Bloody Difficult Woman during the brexit talks. It follows reports that mrjuncker had accused her of being deluded about the brexit process. Mrs may, campaigning in the South West Of England today, told our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg that she always knew the brexit negotiations would be challenging. Who wouldnt like a day by the cornish coast . Who could be coming t