BBC Chair Richard Sharp will be investigated over an £800,000 loan he allegedly helped Boris Johnson finalise.
secure an £800,000 loan weeks before landing the job – but has asked the corporation to investigate any conflict of interest.
In a message to staff, the ex-Goldman Sachs banker said he merely ‘introduced an old friend’ to Cabinet secretary Simon Case. Sam Blyth later acted as guarantor for the then-prime minister, who had money worries. ‘Since that meeting I have had no involvement whatsoever with any process,’ the £160,000-a-year boss insisted.He admitted ‘distractions such as this are not welcome’ and said he had asked the BBC board’s nominations committee to look into the case.how Mr Sharp got the job.‘Let me just tell you, Richard Sharp is a good and a wise man but he knows absolutely nothing about my personal finances, I can tell you that for 100% ding-dang sure.
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