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Richard Sharp Says Actions That Led To His Resignation As BBC Chair Were “Misrepresented Wilfully By Other Forms Of The Media”


Richard Sharp has talked BBC Chair resignation and license fee after resigning due to his role in a Boris Johnson loan facility.

That is the verdict of ex- BBC Chair Richard Sharp, who was forced to resign almost a year ago after failing to declare his role in the facilitation of an £800,000 ($1.07B) loan facility for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Elsewhere in a wide-ranging interview coming two days after a set piece from Director GeneralTim Davie about the BBC’s future, Sharp questioned whether the corporation has the “nimbleness” to face long-term challenges. The BBC will soon begin a consultation with hundreds of thousands of its audiences over license fee reform, while an expert panel has been assembled by the government to examine the model.

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