‘Assault on free speech’: Gary Lineker’s defenders and detractors

Ian Wright and Piers Morgan support BBC presenter’s right to express views while Suella Braverman and Lee Anderson are critical

• Gary Lineker suspension – live reaction

A single tweet sent by Gary Lineker on Tuesday afternoon has sparked a nationwide debate about impartiality at the BBC and how its guidelines should be enforced.

Figures from across the worlds of media, sport, and politics have come out to defend Lineker or to call for him to be censured.