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BBC presenter would raise cost for those who payLineker upset by
Brexit but will not ‘keep going on about it’Read Donald McRae’s full interview with Gary LinekerThe BBC licence fee should become a voluntary charge, the Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker says, in comments that are likely to cause dismay at the national broadcaster as it faces a battle with the government over its future.
Lineker, the highest-paid BBC star with earnings from the corporation of £1.75m in 2018-19, told the Guardian the licence fee was the broadcaster’s “fundamental problem” and in need of reform.