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'It's Gary Lineker - it's grown into a stick that you can hit the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ with'

Gary Lineker says he's standing by his criticism of the Government's asylum policy - after likening the language used by ministers to that of Nazi Germany.

Downing Street has called the comment 'unacceptable'.

So should ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ presenters like Gary Lineker get to say what they really think? Or should he concentrate on football and leave politics alone?

Stuart Rowson is a media consultant and former ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ exec who was a member of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s social media leadership team. He explains why Lineker's comments are causing such a stir.

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