BBC Chairman Richard Sharp helped to arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to £800,000 ($990,000) for Boris Johnson weeks before the then-prime minister recommended him for the role at the broadcaste…
weeks before the then-prime minister recommended him for the role at the broadcaster, according to a new report.
In accordance with the broadcaster’s royal charter, the BBC chair is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and culture secretary. However, the government has the final say on the appointment. Responding to the report, Sharp told The Sunday Times: “There is not a conflict when I simply connected, at his request, Mr Blyth with the cabinet secretary and had no further involvement whatsoever.”
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