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Soccer pundit Gary Lineker, centre, leaves his home following reports that the BBC is to have a "frank conversation" with the ex-England striker after comments he made on the government's new asylum policy that aims to bar people from seeking asylum if they arrive in the U.K., in London, Thursday March 9, 2023. Lineker drew a mix of praise and criticism for saying some of the government's language was “not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the '30s.”(James Manning/PA via AP)