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.
The review was ordered after it emerged Sharp introduced his friend Sam Blyth, a distant cousin of Johnson who wanted to help him with his financial troubles, to Cabinet Secretary Simon Case ahead of being recommended for the BBC role by the government….