Richard Sharp is stepping down as BBC chairman after a report found he had failed to disclose his involvement in arranging an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson - at the very time he was being appointed to the job. PGMcNamara reports.
Richard Sharp is stepping down as BBC chairman – after a report found he had failed to disclose his involvement in arranging an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson – at the very time he was being appointed to the job.
Mr Sharp insisted his breach of the rules had been “inadvertent, not material” – but conceded that continuing in the role would be a distraction. MPs accused him of serious errors of judgement – while Labour said Rishi Sunak should have sacked him weeks ago.
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