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BBC chair facing 'mutinous' staff following Boris Johnson loan row

REPORTS suggests that BBC newsroom staff are "mutinous" over claims that the broadcaster’s chair helped secure an £800,000 loan for…

The National (Scotland)

Sunak, the passive PM, had the chance to tackle the scourge of long Boris Johnson – and shirked it

The prime minister won’t act decisively to finish the career of the great bloviator, and that says much about his lack of grip, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Panel approving Richard Sharp as BBC chair included Tory party donor

Scrutiny of potential conflicts of interest among assessors for BBC job follows allegations over Boris Johnson loan

The Guardian - UK

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Devoted Philp dies on his feet again defending the indefensible

After No 10’s useful idiot had failed to defend Nadhim Zahawi’s reputation, Richard Sharp was grilled in a BBC safe house

The Guardian - UK

Call for inquiry into Boris Johnson’s Chequers dinner with billionaire relative

Exclusive: Cabinet secretary asked to examine whether ministerial code broken

The Independent UK

BBC chairman to be quizzed by MPs over link to Boris Johnson loan

BBC chairman and Tory donor Richard Sharp has been summoned to appear at Westminster to be quizzed by MPs about his appointment.

The National (Scotland)

BBC chairman set to be grilled by MPs amid questions over Boris Johnson loan

BBC chairman Richard Sharp has said that he believed his selection process was conducted ‘by the book’.

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Dinner with Boris Johnson was to ‘bat for the BBC’, says chairman

Richard Sharp says his appointment done ‘by the book’, as he shares details of meal with then-PM

The Independent UK

Richard Sharp says ‘no conflict of interest’ in appointment as BBC chair

Sharp says he will not step down, despite claims he helped secure £800k loan for Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

BBC chair Richard Sharp says he won't quit over Boris Johnson loan scandal

Richard Sharp said he does not believe there was any conflict of interest over his appointment following the disclosure that he helped then PM…

The National (Scotland)

BBC chairman denies conflict of interest over Boris Johnson loan

Richard Sharp said he believed his appointment had been conducted ‘by the book’.

The Independent UK

Minister backs Zahawi to stay after top Tory says he should step aside for now

Caroline Nokes, chairwoman of the Women and Equalities Committee, said the Tory Party chairman should ‘temporarily recuse himself’.

The Independent UK

‘What the hell are we waiting for?’ Boris Johnson urges more support for Ukraine ‘now’

Former Prime Minister said western allies must to ‘double and treble our support’ to Ukraine

The Independent UK

Zahawi and Johnson’s wealthy friends are an image problem for Sunak’s Tories

The PM may struggle to sell solidarity to the public in light of revelations about tax affairs and ministerial access

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Wales Online

Investigation into Zahawi tax affairs piles pressure on Sunak’s government

Inquiry is expected to focus on Mr Zahawi’s ministerial declarations, but could extend to his prior tax arrangement and whether he misinformed the media

The Independent UK

Investigation into Zahawi tax affairs amid pressure on Sunak’s Government - OLD

The Prime Minister on Monday ordered a potentially far-reaching investigation into Mr Zahawi but resisted calls to sack the former chancellor.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson loan probe into BBC chair to be run by father of Rishi Sunak's policy chief

William Shawcross, the Commissioner for Public Appointments, will lead a probe into Richard Sharp’s appointment as BBC chair. But Mr Shawcross’s daughter, Eleanor, is head of No10’s policy unit

Daily Mirror

The 'rich pals club' where money, power and connections are linked to Tory scandals

The cast list is small but it involves three Prime Ministers, the party’s chairman and two multi-millionaires

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The Guardian - UK

Clunk click: Rishi buckles up on the greasy ethics pole

The PM says integrity really matters to him, while Boris Johnson continues to take his party into the sewer

The Guardian - UK

‘Wheeler-dealer’ Boris Johnson and his tricky relationship with money

That former PM secretly secured a loan of up to £800k no surprise as financial reliance on others stretches back many years

The Guardian - UK

Sunak under pressure over when he knew about Nadhim Zahawi tax inquiry

PM’s appointment of Tory chair to cabinet under scrutiny after he launches ethics adviser investigation

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Tory millionaires: a party of the rich, for the rich

Editorial: The inability to remove his own party chair after a multimillion-pound tax mistake underlines Rishi Sunak’s weakness

The Guardian - UK

Zahawi, Sunak, Johnson: this is rule by plutocrat. It’s like a stench that’s worse each day

The Tory chairman’s £5m tax ‘error’ shows the murkiness of politics run by and for the super-rich, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Richard Sharp: ‘pale, male, stale’ BBC chair with friends in high places

Rishi Sunak’s ex-boss had gone some way to addressing impartiality concerns but now finds himself under scrutiny

The Independent UK

Whitehall watchdog to investigate appointment of BBC chairman amid Johnson claim

The public appointments commissioner has intervened amid concerns over Richard Sharp’s role helping Boris Johnson secure a loan.

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