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BBC chairman appointed on merit, says Cleverly amid Johnson loan link

The Foreign Secretary addressed claims over Richard Sharp’s involvement in the then PM seeking a loan.

The Independent UK

BBC chair appointed ‘on merits’ rather than Boris Johnson ties, claims Cleverly

‘Not unusual’ to have senior BBC people with ties to political parties, says foreign secretary

The Independent UK

Viewers left fuming with choice of guests on BBC's Laura Kuenssberg programme

VIEWERS have been left fuming with the choice of guests to appear on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg show.

The National (Scotland)

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Boris Johnson facing probe calls over claim BBC chair helped ex-PM secure £800,000 loan

Reports emerged last week that the big-spending ex-PM's distant Canadian cousin stepped in to help Boris Johnson fund his lavish lifestyle when he found himself in financial trouble in 2020

Daily Mirror

Cleverly ‘doesn’t know’ if Zahawi was under tax investigation as chancellor

Foreign secretary also says he has no idea whether BBC chair helped Boris Johnson arrange guarantee on loan

The Guardian - UK

'No doubt' BBC chair was 'appointed on merit', says Foreign Secretary

THE Foreign Secretary has said that Richard Sharp’s appointment as BBC chair was made on merit.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson reported to watchdog as 'quagmire of sleaze' surrounds former PM

THE Labour Party have reported former prime minister Boris Johnson to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.

The National (Scotland)

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Labour urges probe into claim BBC chairman helped Boris Johnson arrange guarantee on loan

The demand follows a report in The Sunday Times that Tory donor Richard Sharp was involved in talks about financing Mr Johnson in 2020

Wales Online

Labour urges probe of claim BBC chair ‘helped secure £800,000 loan guarantee for Boris Johnson’

A distant cousin of Johnson was the guarantor of the credit facility

The Independent UK

Labour urges probe of claim BBC chair ‘helped Johnson arrange guarantee on loan’

The party has written to Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Daniel Greenberg.

The Independent UK

BBC chairman helped Boris Johnson arrange £800,000 loan before being given top job

The chairman of the BBC is understood to have helped arrange a guaranteed loan for the Prime Minister. It has raised questions about his appointment to the role.

Wales Online

BBC chair 'helped Boris Johnson secure £800,000 loan'

BBC chairman Richard Sharp reportedly helped Boris Johnson secure a loan of £800,000 just weeks before he was recommended for the role by the…

The National (Scotland)

BBC World Service in jeopardy because of funding cuts

The BBC needs to save a further £285 million in response to the announcement in January 2022, that the licence fee will be frozen

Wales Online

Financial ‘crunch point’ has put BBC World Service in jeopardy, says Chairman

Richard Sharp said the Government needs to look at ‘taking back control’ of funding the service.

The Independent UK

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Music organisations share ‘grave concerns’ over future of BBC Introducing

Plans confirmed by the BBC include local stations sharing content and broadcasting less programming unique to their areas.

The Guardian - UK

Damon Buffini: BBC appoints private equity boss to make it more commercial

Former Pemira chief named deputy chair as government overhauls licence fee

The National (Scotland)

BBC has a liberal bias but we're fighting against it, says chairman

BBC CHAIRMAN Richard Sharp has said the broadcaster “does have a liberal bias” but that “the institution is fighting against it”.

The Independent UK

BBC chairman Richard Sharp says broadcaster ‘fighting against its liberal bias’

The former banker highlighted areas where he believes the BBC should improve.

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BBC chairman criticises Emily Maitlis’ Newsnight comments on Dominic Cummings

Richard Sharp made remarks on coverage of lockdown drive while setting out his blueprint for improving broadcaster

The National (Scotland)

Channel 4 mocks a UK in limbo with tweet on BBC's 100th anniversary

CHANNEL 4 has taken a swipe at a UK stuck in limbo with a tweet congratulating the BBC on its 100th anniversary.

The Guardian - UK

Rightwing thinktanks run this government. But first, they had to capture the BBC

Why are representatives of these shadily funded groups treated as impartial observers on news programmes? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

BBC chief denies Emily Maitlis’s ‘Tory agent’ claims

Chairman Richard Sharp tells MPs that former Newsnight presenter was ‘completely wrong’

The National (Scotland)

BBC board member 'liked anti-SNP tweet by accident', corporation head claims

The BBC board member who Emily Maitlis described as an “active agent of the Tory party” liked a tweet criticising the SNP by mistake,…

Daily Mirror

BBC boss rejects bias claims over Joe Lycett's appearance on Laura Kuenssberg show

Tim Davie told MPs on the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Committee the BBC had only recieved 28 complaints about the comedian's comments even after a right-wing newspaper splashed an attack on its front page.

The Independent UK

BBC bosses say Emily Maitlis’ criticism of Newsnight case was ‘completely wrong’

The BBC director-general and chairman addressed Emily Maitlis’ speech while appearing before a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

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