2023-04-28 11:45:17
The chairman of the British corporation BBC, Richard Sharpresigned on Friday after a report found he broke rules on public appointments, having facilitated a loan to the former prime minister Boris Johnsonwho nominated him for that position.
In a statement, Sharp explained today that it is taking this decision in order to “prioritize interests” of the channel, considering that this matter “could be a distraction for the good work that the corporation is doing”.
Sharp had been accused of interceding for the granting of a personal loan of 800,000 pounds (900,000 euros) to Johnson before being appointed head of the BBC, although he always denied that he had incurred a conflict of interest when he took up the position, on February 16, 2021.
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