Richard Sharp: Report on appointment of BBC chairman expected
Questions were raised about Richard Sharp’s role in securing a loan for the then PM Boris Johnson. …
In its highly critical report, the DCMS committee said Mr Sharp had recognised the need to be “open and transparent” by bringing it to the attention of the cabinet secretary, but “failed to apply the same standards of openness and candour in his decision not to divulge this information during the interview process or to this committee during the pre-appointment hearing [for the BBC job]”.
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