let s remind us of the events that led us to where we are today. richard sharp was appointed chairman of the bbc in february 2021. at the start of this year the sunday times reported he was accused by a group of mps for failing to declare his involvement in securing an £800,000 loan for mrjohnsonjust involvement in securing an £800,000 loan for mrjohnson just before he recommended mr sharp for the bbc job. there was discussion of his listenership with eventbrite minister and there was added pressure for him to resign amid the gary lineker impartiality row last month. mr sharp denies any wrongdoing. as i mentioned, started in the sunday times and we are going live to the whitehall editor at the sunday times. gabriel, quite a skip on quite a conclusion. what is your reaction? i on quite a conclusion. what is your reaction? ~ ., . on quite a conclusion. what is your reaction? ~ . . ., , reaction? i think, in a way, it has codified and reaction? i think, in a way, it has co
disappear, in terms of sort of outrageous misjudgments in terms of pr this outrageous misjudgments in terms of pr this is outrageous misjudgments in terms of pr this is right up there, similar to one pr this is right up there, similar to one of pr this is right up there, similar to one of the in between characters actually to one of the in between characters actually handling the corporate pr, from this actually handling the corporate pr, from this man. you actually handling the corporate pr, from this man. from this man. you are saying richard sharp from this man. you are saying richard sharp has from this man. you are saying richard sharp has harmed - from this man. you are saying richard sharp has harmed the j from this man. you are saying - richard sharp has harmed the bbc by staying on, but the bbc board has asked him to stay on and thanked him for his significant contribution. would you have advised them to do something different? something different? well, this i
it was a very difficult situation for the bbc during this. they really couldn t do anything, could they? no, that s the point, that is exactly no, that s the point, that is exactly the difficulty, and i have a huge exactly the difficulty, and i have a huge amount of sympathy for tim davie huge amount of sympathy for tim davie and huge amount of sympathy for tim davie and the director general. it is a very. davie and the director general. it is a very, very difficult job. there are some is a very, very difficult job. there are some institutions that have such are some institutions that have such a cultural are some institutions that have such a cultural impact and such a legacy within a cultural impact and such a legacy within this a cultural impact and such a legacy within this country, you know, very similar within this country, you know, very similar to within this country, you know, very similar to the royal family in some ways. similar to the royal family in som
other reasons why simon case has been hitting the headlines recently that this top civil servant and head of overseeing this appointments process, do you think this is a problem for him? i process, do you think this is a problem for him? problem for him? i think with retards problem for him? i think with regards to problem for him? i think with regards to this problem for him? i think with regards to this particular i problem for him? i think with l regards to this particular report that we have got today, i think that keyline in there talking about the obligation on any disclosure is on the candidate and anyone else does probably mean simon case is unfairly safe ground here to point to the fact that in this particular instance it was the responsibility of richard sharp to bring up anything that could be a potential perceived conflict of interest, and is where essentially richard sharp has fallen foul in this whole process. but you raise an interesting point, the fact that simon c
calling the bbc to account, you have a lot of opinion on the internet. so you have a lot of opinion on the internet. so you have to a lot of opinion on the internet. so you have to have a more modern aspect you have to have a more modern aspect to you have to have a more modern aspect to this. there is a certain level aspect to this. there is a certain level we aspect to this. there is a certain level we have seen of cronyism that has gone level we have seen of cronyism that has gone on. this is a critical point has gone on. this is a critical point of has gone on. this is a critical point of view from someone who has not actually point of view from someone who has not actually been at the centre of this and not actually been at the centre of this and advising this, obviously. i am giving this and advising this, obviously. i am giving my opinion. but it is clearly am giving my opinion. but it is clearly something they hoped would io clearly something they hoped wou