careers overlapped. so this is someone who is well known to the tory party. i think that politically the report as interesting as well in the report as interesting as well in the sense that richard sharp s career may be ending in terms of the bbc, but one thing he has played quite a proactive role in, first reported by the sunday times, one person is simon case, the cabinet secretary, and in this report richard sharp is effectively saying, speaking in comments that he felt when he had spoken to simon case and he said he raised to the top civil servant the fact that this bbc appointment was going on around the time he arranged a meeting between simon case and the men who went on to guarantee the loan for boris johnson, and he says he thought that was enough, that it seems it wasn t, so he takes the blame and he should have done differently, but you read that and i think it will add to pressure about the fact that simon case, the civil servant, is repeatedly an aspect and lots
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
you comments, for example last month you had rishi sunak in an interview being asked about richard sharp and his role, and i think it was fair to say he was pretty lukewarm, did not give his emphatic endorsement, and i m not sure if richard sharp had wanted to fight on if he would have had the support from the corporation, clearly they re being uneasy about the way this has played out in the media, and also perhaps from government in terms of where this has all been going. interesting. as we are speaking, katy, our political editor helen catt reporting that a downing street source is telling her there had been an independent process and richard sharp s decision to st mac step down was a matter for him and the bbc. it is clear they will distance themselves from this. , , ., themselves from this. yes, they do, ou will themselves from this. yes, they do, you will hear themselves from this. yes, they do, you will hear people themselves from this. yes, they do, you will hear people in
comments, for example last month you had rishi sunak in an interview being asked about richard sharp and his role, and i think it was fair to say he was pretty lukewarm, did not give his emphatic endorsement, and i m not sure if richard sharp had wanted to fight on if he would have had the support from the corporation, clearly they re being uneasy about the way this has played out in the media, and also perhaps from government in terms of where this has all been going. interesting. as we are speaking, katy, our political editor helen catt reporting that a downing street source is telling her there had been an independent process and richard sharp s decision to st mac step down was a matter for him and the bbc. it is clear they will distance themselves from this. . , ., themselves from this. yes, they do, ou will themselves from this. yes, they do, you will hear themselves from this. yes, they do, you will hear people themselves from this. yes, they do, you will hear people in them