BBC Chairman Resigns After Report Finds He Breached Rules Over Boris Johnson Loan

BBC Chairman Resigns After Report Finds He Breached Rules Over Boris Johnson Loan
Undated file photos of BBC Chairman Richard Sharp (L) and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. House of Commons/PA Media
Alexander Zhang
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BBC Chairman Richard Sharp has resigned after being found to have broken the rules by failing to disclose his role in securing an £800,000 loan guarantee for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The former Conservative Party donor announced his resignation after a review found that he twice breached the code governing public appointments, risking the perception he was not independent from the then-prime minister.