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BBC chair Richard Sharp has resigned over his role in a 2020 loan to then U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigned on Friday after an independent report found he had breached public appointment rules by not disclosing potential conflict of interest in his role in securing a $1 million loan for the then-prime minister, Boris Johnson.

Richard Sharp said a report on the controversial loan showed he played no part in facilitating, arranging or financing it. However, he was found to have breached the governance code for public appointments.

The chairman of the BBC has resigned after a report found he failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest over his role in arranging a loan more than two years ago for Boris Johnson

BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigned on Friday after an independent report found he breached rules for public appointments in relation to a loan for then Prime Minister Boris Johnson.Sharp had been caught up in a row over his appointment into the role as BBC chief since January, when he was reported

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BBC chairman Richard Sharp is braced for a report that will reportedly find he breached rules over his £800,000 loan guarantee to Boris Johnson.

The chairman of the BBC has resigned after a report found he failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest over his role in arranging a loan more than two years ago for Boris Johnson. The publicly funded national broadcaster has been under pressure after it was revealed that Richard Sharp helped arrange a loan for the then-prime minister. Sharp was appointed to the BBC post on the government’s recommendation weeks after he arranged the line of credit from a wealthy Canadian businessman. ...

Move comes after conclusion that he breached rules on public appointments over link to £800,000 loan