Gary Lineker is right. The Illegal Immigration Bill is shameful - Christians must stand against it

Tim Farron MP says the government’s proposed legislation is disproportionate and simply won’t work. We need a system that honours human rights - and Christians should be fighting for that harder than anyone, he says

If you had not heard about the new Illegal Migration Bill before, you will surely have noticed that it sparked a complete meltdown of the BBC’s sports coverage over the weekend.

This followed the BBC’s attempt to discipline Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker for a tweet voicing his opposition to the Bill. It raised a raft of issues around freedom of expression, government pressure and the role of the BBC as a publicly funded broadcaster, which could easily form the basis of a whole other piece.

However, I would like to address the Bill itself. And I had better warn you: I feel just as strongly about this as Lineker.