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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Matt Mathers and Kate Devlin

BBC boss in ‘Cash for Boris’ row guilty of hiding his role, says inquiry

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The reputation of the chair of the BBC was severely damaged last night after a damning report by MPs on his role in the “cash for Boris” row.

Richard Sharp’s hopes of surviving the scandal appeared doomed after a Commons committee branded him guilty of “significant errors of judgement” by failing to declare his role in facilitating an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson. The report stopped short of asking him to resign.

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