2023-04-28 17:21:12
Richard Sharp. HANDOUT / AFP
Richard Sharp has announced his resignation from the BBC, carried away by a case of conflict of interest.
Correspondent in London
It was for the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, a legacy of the Johnson era, which he dragged like a ball. The conflict of interest affair around the appointment of the president of the BBC, the British public broadcasting group, found its epilogue on Friday when Richard Sharp announced his resignation, after several months of controversy. Everything went quickly after the publication of a report finding a violation of the rules on public appointments. Former banker and donor to the Conservative Party, Richard Sharp was accused of having helped Boris Johnson obtain a loan of 800,000 pounds (906,000 euros) by putting him in contact with the Canadian businessman Sam Blyth. In 2021, he was appointed head of the venerable “ Beeb on the recommendation of the then prime minister, as is customary. The report, headed by a lawyer, Adam Heppinstall KC, considers in particular that by failing to declare its role in this story of guarantee…
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