He has a contract that specifically states he cannot do this. He has history for doing it, back in 2020 when his wages were reduced by £400K to £1.35mill – he was presented with a new contract that fully explained it all because of previous transgressions.
Tim Davie was brought in to introduce IMPARTIALITY, he is under pressure because a lot of people would like to see the BBC defunded so it stands on its own 2 feet. Mr Lineker may have single handedly ended its days as an public funded broadcaster.