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Furious Jeremy Vine caller hits back at BBC licence fee rise with swipe at Gary Lineker | UK | News

Furious Jeremy Vine caller hits back at BBC licence fee rise with swipe at Gary Lineker | UK | News

A furious caller to Jeremy Vine on 5 has taken a swipe at Gary Lineker in a debate about whether richer people should pay more for a TV licence. Sarah from Surrey told the show she would scrap the fee, which she said was very outdated, claiming the BBC itself is a monopoly that needs overhauling. She then took aim at the amount the corporation pays presenters, saying: “They pay a very hard core of people extortionate amounts of money to present shows that – I pay my TV licence, I don’t want to watch Gary Lineker. They’re a monopoly and should move with the times.” The caller added: “I think they should stop considering themselves the creme de la creme.” TV presenter and Daily Express columnist Carole Malone said it makes her blood boil to see how much BBC Director-General Tim Davie earns. She said: “All of their executives are on stupid money. If you get sacked at the BBC it’s the best thing that can happen to you. You get a six figure …

Jewish journalist shaking with rage at Gary Lineker after she called him out | UK | News

Jewish journalist shaking with rage at Gary Lineker after she called him out | UK | News

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker left a Jewish journalist shaking with rage after she confronted him over the time he reposted a tweet calling for Israel to be banned from international football. The BBC host was told his social media posts on X made him appear like an “antisemite” – and he was asked to explain how his foray into the discourse around the Israel-Hamas war avoided breaching the broadcaster’s new social media guidelines, according to a first-hand account published in the Jewish Chronicle. Reporter Nicole Lampert told the former England goalscorer that she “thought he was behaving like an antisemite. His X feed only showed one side of the issue. He’d never once condemned Hamas on X or sent a message about the hostages.” She told the broadcaster: “I’m thinking about the women hostages who are probably still being raped.” Mr Lineker, who has fronted BBC sport’s programme’s for more than 20 years, retorted: “I’m thinking about the babies being killed. I just want peace.” Earlier, at the Broadcasting Press Guild lunch, …