
Gary Lineker's social media controversies as he is set to step down
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
56% : Brexit tweets - February 2023 Lineker posted a series of tweets relating to Brexit and immigration in February 2023.48% : He appeared to mock Rishi Sunak's landmark EU deal over Northern Ireland, writing: 'So we're getting Brexit done... again.' Lineker also shared a video that calls for illegal immigrants arriving on small boats to be granted citizenship.
45% : And in that same month, he posted from an airport arrivals queue: 'Another monster queue at customs at a European city next to deserted lanes for EU members.
33% : The delights of Brexit.' World Cup criticism - October 2022 Before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Lineker led criticism of then-foreign secretary James Cleverly for suggesting LGBT+ football fans be 'respectful of the host nation' - where homosexuality is illegal.
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