The Latest Breaking News on New BBC chair to face tougher test of scrutiny in bid to avoid conflicts of interest

Tory donor Richard Sharp is accused of helping Boris Johnson secure a loan of up to £800,000 before the then-prime minister backed his appointment to lead the BBC

Comment comes as MPs grill Sharp about role in facilitating loan for Boris Johnson

RICHARD Sharp’s explanation of how he was involved in facilitating an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson before being appointed BBC chairman has…

Mr Sharp insisted he acted ‘in good faith’ as a ‘go-between’ for Mr Johnson’s cousin Sam Blyth and the Cabinet Secretary.

BBC chairman Richard Sharp insisted he has “never given financial advice” to Boris Johnson as he was grilled by MPs on Tuesday.

Richard Sharp’s selection is under investigation by the public appointments watchdog and the BBC board’s nominations committee

Richard Sharp will appear before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

Questions over the ex-prime minister’s personal finances are set to come to the fore once again, writes Sean O’Grady

A LAWYER has been appointed to lead the investigation into the appointment of a friend of Boris Johnson's as BBC chairman.

The public appointments commissioner recused himself from the probe, which comes after reports Mr Sharp helped Boris Johnson secure a loan, last week.

Most people probably don’t know who the BBC’s chairman is, or even that the BBC has a chairman. Yet this normally obscure figure has recently hit the headlines. Richard Sharp, BBC chairman since February 2021, is a former banker and a major donor to the Conservative party.