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Apr 2023
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Richard Sharp resigns: The Boris loan an...

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Richard Sharp - the embattled, embroiled BBC Chairman has resigned after a report by The Commissioner for Public Appointments found a perceived conflict of interest and a breach of the Governance Code.

But this story goes much wider than one man, one job and an £800k loan to Boris Johnson.

It asks questions of the institutions that run Britain: a 'jobs for the boys culture’, a toxic legacy bestowed by the former Prime Minister, and questions about the Cabinet Secretary’s conduct.

Where does this all leave the BBC, the Civil Service and Rishi Sunak? We discuss.

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