The UK’s public broadcaster’s sports coverage was disrupted over the weekend after management went up against staff defending a senior presenter who was taken off air after criticising the government’s migration policy. To recap… Former England soccer captain/current BBC commentator Gary Lineker tweeted that the policy – which bars asylum seekers from travelling in boats across the English Channel – was “cruel” and “directed at the most vulnerable people”. Government MPs weren’t happy, and the BBC (which is required to be politically impartial) suspended Lineker. His colleagues then participated in walkouts to support him, leaving the broadcaster to abandon/amend most of its weekend sports coverage… Critics claim the BBC was pressured by the government and that Lineker’s entitled to his opinions because he’s not a news presenter. PM Sunak’s also been drawn in – he defended the policy and said Lineker’s suspension was a matter for the BBC to deal with.