Former England and Liverpool footballer John Barnes has told Sky News the BBC appears to want to "pick and choose" when it wants to be impartial.

Barnes referred to the coverage of the World Cup in Qatar, arguing the BBC highlighted the human rights abuses there but is being asked not to talk about similar issues in the UK.

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