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@vikingross_ross @ColinMurray @FightingTalk316 You’re missing facts

@ColinMurray @FightingTalk316 A man willingly signed a contract for a job, the contract promises to pay him a large amount of money to do a job but precludes him from making political statements. He breaches his contract. I miss out but did nothing wrong. What am I missing here?

No @FightingTalk316 today, for obvious reasons. In the interest of transparency, this was a decision taken by the entire FT team and myself. Bob Mills was still up for it, to be fair ;)

@Lord_Sugar yep, confirmed by the DG, you’re just a programme and not as influential as Gary Lineker. Carry on with your support for people with unquestionable integrity like Boris Johnson.

@Lord_Sugar you must be quite peeved. You can say what you like on here, unlike Gary Lineker. Clearly the BBC don’t consider you to be influential enough.

@Iandennisbbc a “difficult day” no doubt. More difficult for you than those who supported Gary Lineker? I see your Wikipedia page has a new, factually correct, section.

Well played Mark.

@markchapman really like you as a presenter, but please don’t step in for Lineker, you’ll lose a lot of love

@NomiaIqbal @GaryLineker @BBCNews @BBCWorld Good interview. I was wondering why no-one has been making some of the points you did, so well played (especially to your boss). Massive inconsistency here. Further interviews with him need to drive home the same points.

EXCL: The BBC Director General Tim Davie has apologised for the disruption caused across sports programming after removing @GaryLineker off air. I put to him trust is a key value of the BBC, many don’t trust him - but he says he is not resigning. Coming up @BBCNews @BBCWorld

@GaryLineker Just tweet something like this and give a few hundred thousand pounds to the Tories and you'll be fine. Maybe also stand as a Tory councillor like your DG.

@PhilHenry1962 @StuartSayer @AlexScott @BBC This. Alan Sugar, Andrew Neil et cetera all fine it seems. Carry On Conservative.

@spriony @AlexScott The BBC are picking and choosing who can say what on their Twitter accounts. It’s okay for Alan Sugar to say what he wants but not Gary Lineker? Consistency?

@AlexScott He shouldn’t have made the reference to 1930’s Germany, that is what people are offended by and what he should apologise for. By you and other presenters supporting him, it gives the impression that you also agree with what he wrote.

@AlexScott Well played Alex. Guts. I wonder why Alan Sugar is allowed to say what he wants on his Twitter but Gary Lineker isn’t

@MannieMighty1 I’ve never heard of you till now and I’m reassured that I’ve missed absolutely nothing whatsoever

@ColinMurray @FightingTalk316 Well played. I’m a Blackpool fan and this is credit for you in my book, after your much appreciated comments regarding the Oystons. Hopefully many regular viewers will also boycott MOTD

@STRANGEBONES it’s gone a bit quiet, how’s the band doing?

@Marathon_Man365 An incredible achievement, truly amazing.

£1 million pounds! 🏃👟 WOW! 💚💛 #GaryMcKee #marathonman

@sleepypeopleUK WARNING! Sleepy People use EVRI as the courier. Search for them to find out how appalling they are. Ordered an electric blanket two weeks ago to keep my youngest child warm, not delivered.

@Somebi_DO He’s just doing what he does, time and time again.

Otamendi why man

@theweeknd You are my wife's favourite artist, and has tickets to see you in Las Vegas in August (we are in UK). She is 52 and sadly was diagnosed with terminal cancer in March. I was wondering if you could send her some sort of message?