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
should be changed. david, thank you very much for should be changed. david, thank you very much for all should be changed. david, thank you very much for all of should be changed. david, thank you very much for all of that. should be changed. david, thank you very much for all of that. you - should be changed. david, thank you very much for all of that. you will. very much for all of that. you will have a busy day ahead. good luck. a bit earlier my colleague ben thompson spoke to the political editor of the spectator magazine, katy balls. she spoke about what we have learned from all of this, and the political ramifications. i think there were lots of reports overnight richard sharp would be trying to fight for his political life and clearly made the decision this morning that was not feasible. he had the bbc chairman insisting he does not have to resign. yes, there was a breach in the sense he should have declared his role in terms of helping to facilitate this loan to borisjohns
all right, naomi thank you very much. if you rejustjoining us, richard sharp is resigning as chairman of the bbc, and an investigation into the facilitation of his loan to the then prime minister borisjohnson has been published, and we havejust minister borisjohnson has been published, and we have just been hearing about that with naomi. mr sharp has given a statement, says he accepts he breached the code, that it was inadvertent and not material but that the matter had become a distraction for the organisation and he was giving that as his reason for resigning, although he does insist he didn t facilitate this controversial loan. so ewels bbc chairman. he will be standing down injune, but what is the role of the bbc chairman and how they appointed? 0ur reporter courtney bainbridge explains. richard chuck richard sharp has been the bbc chairman since february 2021, a government appointed role but not quite that simple. let s look at how that appointment was made. we start with this
forward with the story. is that part of the problem? borisjohnson, a friend of richard sharp, mentor to the current prime minister, and even the current prime minister, and even the person who was going to conduct a report into him had to stand aside because he knew him. this was a political appointment. does it effectively now cause a lot of problems for this role is bbc chairman in the way to structured at the moment? does it all look very bad? it the moment? does it all look very bad? . . , the moment? does it all look very bad? . ., , ., bad? it certainly looks bad. i am obviously a bad? it certainly looks bad. i am obviously a humble bad? it certainly looks bad. i am obviously a humble reporter, - bad? it certainly looks bad. i am obviously a humble reporter, so| obviously a humble reporter, so never obviously a humble reporter, so never have obviously a humble reporter, so never have any intellectual opinions of my never have any intellectual opinions of my own. never h
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