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BBC chairman denies he gave Boris Johnson financial advice

BBC chairman Richard Sharp has denied that he gave Boris Johnson financial advice. He was appearing before the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, after the disclosure that he helped Mr Johnson secure a loan of up to £800,000 before the then-prime minister backed his appointment to lead the…

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson's decision to hand top BBC job to pal was 'a bit banana republic', says MP

Tory donor Richard Sharp is accused of helping Boris Johnson secure a loan of up to £800,000 before the then-prime minister backed his appointment to lead the BBC

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson agreed Brexit protocol knowing it was a ‘mess’, says John Major

Johnson’s administration made promises over Northern Ireland deal it knew were unworkable, former PM tells MPs

The Guardian - UK

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Greg Hands: From pool attendant to Tory chair, the Remainer and Germanophile who’s replaced Zahawi

Hands doesn’t easily commend himself to the Tories’ Ukippy membership, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps given net zero brief - what's his voting record on climate issues like?

Shapps is now in charge of energy security as well as the portfolio to meet emissions targets - but what is his voting record on climate?

The National (Scotland)

Richard Sharp says he told PM he wanted BBC chair job before applying

Comment comes as MPs grill Sharp about role in facilitating loan for Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Richard Sharp BBC appointment branded 'a bit banana republic' in grilling by MPs

RICHARD Sharp’s explanation of how he was involved in facilitating an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson before being appointed BBC chairman has…

The National (Scotland)

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BBC chair Richard Sharp denies role in loan for Boris Johnson before appointment

Mr Sharp insisted he acted ‘in good faith’ as a ‘go-between’ for Mr Johnson’s cousin Sam Blyth and the Cabinet Secretary.

The Independent UK

UK leader Sunak shakes up govt to focus on business, energy

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has shaken up his government in a bid to assert control amid ethics scandals and sniping from Conservative Party colleagues

The Independent UK

Tory grandees are split on Rishi Sunak’s election chances

Will it be 1992 or 1997 for Rishi? We asked Michael Portillo and Lord Heseltine

Evening Standard

Data bombing and dead cats – how PR uses practices of secrecy to influence media and society

More than 100 years ago, sociologist Georg Simmel wrote that secrecy is a core part of all human relationships. The ratio of secrecy to openness in a society, he argued, can tell us much about that society. I explore this in my new book, examining how public relations secrecy techniques…

The Conversation

Britain, we had a thing with Truss and Johnson but it was toxic and we were right to end it. Just walk away

Both blame us for the breakdown and want to try again, but that just speaks to their self-delusion, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

BBC chair Richard Sharp denies giving Boris Johnson financial advice before getting job

BBC chairman Richard Sharp insisted he has “never given financial advice” to Boris Johnson as he was grilled by MPs on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

The awkward truth is that Liz Truss isn’t wrong about everything

It is a truth acknowledged by everyone who is not Liz Truss that her defence of a firefly era as prime minister has more flaws than selling points. Her essay in the Sunday Telegraph and a spirited interview by Spectator editors last night yield the conclusion that Truss blames systemic…

Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror

Shameless Boris Johnson and Liz Truss must take blame for 'chaos' says ex-Tory leader

Former Conservative leader William Hague slammed remorseless ex-PMs Boris Johnson and Liz Truss for failing accept responsibility for their disastrous stints in Downing Street

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss should admit blame for ‘chaos’, says ex-Tory leader

Troublesome ex-PMs ducking responsibility for ‘failure’, says William Hague

The Independent UK

BBC chairman to be grilled by MPs amid questions over Boris Johnson loan

Richard Sharp will appear before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

The Independent UK

Why are MPs questioning the BBC chair on Boris Johnson’s finances?

Questions over the ex-prime minister’s personal finances are set to come to the fore once again, writes Sean O’Grady

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The National (Scotland)

New lead investigator into Richard Sharp's BBC appointment announced

A LAWYER has been appointed to lead the investigation into the appointment of a friend of Boris Johnson's as BBC chairman.

The Independent UK

Lawyer appointed to investigate BBC chairman Richard Sharp’s appointment

The public appointments commissioner recused himself from the probe, which comes after reports Mr Sharp helped Boris Johnson secure a loan, last week.

The Guardian - UK

Negotiators make breakthrough in Northern Irish protocol dispute

Agreement on food and animal health checks ‘close to being done’, but no progress on trickier issues

The Independent UK

Liz Truss: Five key things to watch out for as ex-PM gives first interview

Unrepentant former PM continues her comeback bid with online grilling

Evening Standard

If the Tories listen to the siren voice of 49-day Liz Truss they will be sunk

When a party falls to pieces, look out for the phase in which it starts to blame the world for its own flaws. In a 4,000-word essay in The Daily Telegraph that would have been funnier but no less absurd if it had been written by Lewis Carroll, the 49-day…

The Independent UK

David Cameron says Tory faithful had fatal attraction to rival Boris Johnson

They knew it was a ‘love affair destined to end badly’ - but couldn’t resist making him leader

The Independent UK

Some Brexiteers will admit EU exit has been a ‘disaster’ – Amber Rudd

The former home secretary said she feels ‘abandoned by the party as far as those of us who can see the truth about Brexit is concerned’.

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