Richard Sharp has denied that he ever gave Boris Johnson financial advice after it emerged he played a role in the former prime minister securing an £800,000 loan before he was appointed chairman of the BBC
has denied that he ever gave Boris Johnson financial advice after it emerged he played a role in the former prime minister securing an £800,000 loan before he was appointed chairman of the BBC.and that he merely facilitated the introduction of Sam Blyth, Mr Johnson’s distant cousin, to Cabinet Secretary Simon Case to enable the former PM to secure an £800,000 loan.
The Committee called Mr Sharp in for further questioning due to his failure to spell out during his pre-appointment hearing that he had played a role in introducing Mr Blyth to Mr Johnson over the loan. “I did not provide and have not provided the former prime minister personal financial advice, I know nothing about his affairs, I never have done,” he said.
Instead, the former banker suggested he acted as a sort of “introduction agency” for Mr Blyth and Mr Case to discuss a potential loan facility for Mr Johnson.
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