Gary Lineker Attempts Government Take Down by Twitter!

Or at least, so the media would have you assume. But what are the particulars of his tweet, how accurate is his criticism, and why did the Conservative Party react so strongly?

Last Tuesday, right after a tweet celebrating Chelsea’s victory over the Germans (practically an oxymoron), Match of the Day presenter, English football legend, and Labour activist Gary Lineker published a short tweet criticising the UK’s Home Secretary’s latest immigration policy.