Lineker was taken off air for a tweet which compared the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany
The BBC director-general has apologised for the disruption caused to the broadcaster's sports programming, but confirmed he will not resign over the backlash to Gary Lineker being told to step back from Match Of The Day.
The broadcaster previously said it had "decided" the former England player would take a break from presenting the football highlights show until an "agreed and clear position" on his use of social media had been reached.
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