Gary Lineker wins battle with HMRC over £4.9m tax bill

Tribunal rules TV host has not failed to pay any tax or national insurance as IR35 rules do not apply to him

Gary Lineker has won his battle with HMRC over a 4.9m tax bill.

The tax authorities had told the Match of the Day host, who operates his own company and works on a freelance basis for the BBC and BT Sport, that he should have been classed as an employee.