Marina Purkiss vs Nick Ferrari: Should Gary Lineker stay out of the Gaza debate? | LBC

Nick Ferrari is joined by political commentator Marina Purkiss to discuss whether Gary Lineker is justified in vocalising his opinion on Gaza. Purkiss defends Lineker’s right to speak out, arguing that his comments are driven by “humanity,” not a desire to provoke. Responding to accusations of antisemitism over a rat emoji Lineker used, she argues it was unintentional and insists that public figures shouldn’t lose their right to free speech. “If we strip away the speech of people with a platform, then who’s going to speak up for people suffering?” she asks. Ferrari counters that, as a BBC employee, Lineker is expected to remain impartial. “There are some things you can’t be impartial about,” Purkiss replies, calling it “deeply pathetic” to debate whether a sports pundit can speak out during what she describes as a “genocide.” Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #Nickferrari #garylineker #LBC #gaza #marinapurkiss LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup