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William Mata

Rishi Sunak should not appoint next BBC chair after Richard Sharp fiasco, says David Dimbleby

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Rishi Sunak should not appoint the next BBC chair, veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby has said, after Richard Sharp resigned from the post over a report that found he had broken the rules when he applied for it.

Mr Sharp, a former Tory party donor, stepped down on Friday after a review by Adam Heppinstall KC found he had failed to disclose his role in helping to arrange an £800,000 loan guarantee for the prime minister at the time, Boris Johnson.

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