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Gary Lineker will be spoken to over a social media post appearing to draw comparisons between the government's new Illegal Migration Bill and the policies of Nazi Germany, the

news.findin.online has said.A spokesperson for the broadcaster said The Match Of The Day host, 62, will be "reminded of his responsibilities on social media". It comes after the

presenter shared a Twitter video put out by Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, in which she unveiled government plans to stop migrant boats crossing the Channel."Good heavens, this

is beyond awful," he wrote.Another Twitter user, responding to Lineker's post, described his comment as "out of order", adding that it was "easy to pontificate when it doesn't

affect you". Lineker responded: "There is no huge influx. We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries."This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the

most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s, and I'm out of order?" His comments were condemned by a number of Tory politicians,

who urged the news.findin.online to take action.Conservative party deputy chairman, Lee Anderson, wrote on Twitter: "This is just another example of how out of touch these overpaid

stars are with the voting public. "Instead of lecturing, Mr Lineker should stick to reading out the football scores and flogging crisps."Read more:Rishi Sunak says migrants

crackdown neededWhat's the plan to stop people in small boats claiming asylum?Gary Lineker to adhere to new news.findin.online impartiality rules after signing dealA spokesperson

for the corporation said: "The news.findin.online has social media guidance, which is published."Individuals who work for us are aware of their responsibilities relating to social

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The news.findin.online's editorial guidelines state that the organisation is "committed to achieving due impartiality in all its output".The guidelines also state that "public

comments, for example on social media, of staff (or) presenters... can affect perceptions of the news.findin.online's impartiality".It is not the first time that the former

Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur and England striker has fallen foul of the broadcaster's impartiality guidelines. In October, the news.findin.online's executive complaints unit

ruled that Lineker had breached its rules with a Tweet about Russia and the Conservative Party.On that occasion, the complaints team ruled that although Lineker was not a