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'For crying out loud': Gary Lineker fumes as BBC News host taken off air for rule break
BBC following a potential breach of impartiality on Sunday evening. Gary Lineker, 61, who has previously also come under fire for a breach of BBC guidelines, seethed as he took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the situation. Martine, who is a presenter on BBC News, was taken off air for the comments she made after it was announced Boris Johnson, 58, would be pulling out of the Conservative leadership race.Today Gary retweeted another user, NargisWalker, who shared the details of what had happened to Martine with the caption: “We are all #MartineCroxall.”“Oh for crying out loud,” Gary added above the original tweet, seemingly implying that he did not agree with the BBC’s decision. Martine got in trouble after she said she was “gleeful” during her introduction to Sunday evening’s edition of The Papers.She made the remark at 10.30pm, which was about 90 minutes after Boris announced he would not be standing in the leadership contest. Martine told viewers: “Well this is all very exciting, isn’t it?”Positively beaming, the presenter continued: “Am I allowed to be this gleeful? Well I am.”Later on in the programme, which sees experts discuss the main news stories of the day, Martine admitted she may have breached the BBC’s guidelines.This came after she laughed at one guest’s comment mocking the former prime minister. “I shouldn’t probably [laugh],” she said.