BBC Chairman Resigns Amid Loan Controversy Involving Boris Johnson
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BBC Chairman Richard Sharp has resigned after an independent report found he breached rules by not disclosing a potential conflict of interest in his role in securing a $1 million loan for the then-prime minister, Boris Johnson. Sharp, a former Goldman Sachs banker and donor to the governing Conservative Party, was made chairman in 2021. His exit amid a cronyism row comes at a time of heightened political scrutiny of the publicly-funded British broadcaster's impartiality.
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