This morning, reaction came in to the recent report on the BBC chairman
Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee, said Richard Sharp’s position is “extremely difficult”.
“And he broke the rules: the rules are very clear, when you sign up for that job application you are asked if there’s anything about your relationships with anybody that could cause embarrassment.“We knew he was a big Tory donor; we knew he had given hundreds of thousands to the The shadow levelling up secretary said: “The Government has relied on the defence that the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee approved this appointment, but the Culture, Media and Sport Committee today is saying that actually, had they known about this, it would have been a very different situation, this information was not disclosed to them prior to approving that appointment.
Decisions on the future of Richard Sharp are now a matter for the BBC, government minister Andrew Mitchell said.
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