Gary Lineker in fresh row after reposting call to ban Israel from football

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The BDS movement is a racist, anti-Semitic campaign and nobody who receives taxpayers’ money working in the BBC should be endorsing a campaign that is widely understood to promote Jew hate.” Stephen Crabb, parliamentary chairman of the Conservative Friends of Israel, said: “This a deeply inappropriate tweet for any BBC figure to endorse and especially for someone of Lineker’s prominence. “Given all the problematic questions that have been raised previously about BBC bias during the Gaza conflict, they must not allow high-profile presenters to freelance on these incredibly sensitive issues.” Mr Lineker has a history of causing controversy on the social media platform. Gary Lineker signed a letter calling on the government to create a ‘fair new plan for refugees’ Last month Grant Shapps, the defence minister, said Mr Lineker should stick to football after he urged the government to scrap its plan to deport asylum seekers and migrants to Rwanda. A BBC spokesperson said that individuals should be “civil”, adding: “We discuss issues that arise with presenters as necessary.” Earlier in the year, Mr Lineker was at the centre of a BBC impartiality row after voicing criticism of the same government policy.