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Boris Johnson ‘was told to stop seeking financial advice from BBC chair’

Advice reportedly issued by top civil servant Simon Case

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on civil service chiefs: be champions not courtiers

Editorial: Better government does not merely require new political leadership. It needs a new approach at the top of Whitehall too

The Guardian - UK

Sacked GCHQ employee launches legal claim under whistleblowing defence

Exclusive: Solicitors launch case on behalf of civil servant dismissed after calling for resignation of cabinet secretary

The Guardian - UK

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BBC chair facing 'mutinous' staff following Boris Johnson loan row

REPORTS suggests that BBC newsroom staff are "mutinous" over claims that the broadcaster’s chair helped secure an £800,000 loan for…

The National (Scotland)

Sunak, the passive PM, had the chance to tackle the scourge of long Boris Johnson – and shirked it

The prime minister won’t act decisively to finish the career of the great bloviator, and that says much about his lack of grip, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Call for inquiry into Boris Johnson’s Chequers dinner with billionaire relative

Exclusive: Cabinet secretary asked to examine whether ministerial code broken

The Independent UK

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

BBC chairman Richard Sharp has said that he believed his selection process was conducted ‘by the book’.

The Independent UK

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Dinner with Boris Johnson was to ‘bat for the BBC’, says chairman

Richard Sharp says his appointment done ‘by the book’, as he shares details of meal with then-PM

The Independent UK

Richard Sharp says ‘no conflict of interest’ in appointment as BBC chair

Sharp says he will not step down, despite claims he helped secure £800k loan for Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Zahawi and Johnson’s wealthy friends are an image problem for Sunak’s Tories

The PM may struggle to sell solidarity to the public in light of revelations about tax affairs and ministerial access

The Guardian - UK

The 'rich pals club' where money, power and connections are linked to Tory scandals

The cast list is small but it involves three Prime Ministers, the party’s chairman and two multi-millionaires

Daily Mirror

The Guardian view on Tory millionaires: a party of the rich, for the rich

Editorial: The inability to remove his own party chair after a multimillion-pound tax mistake underlines Rishi Sunak’s weakness

The Guardian - UK

Richard Sharp’s position as BBC chair under investigation

Tory donor the subject of inquiries by public appointments commissioner and broadcaster

The Guardian - UK

BBC boss embroiled in Boris Johnson £800k loan row orders 'conflicts of interest' review

Millionaire Sam Blyth, a distant relative of Mr Johnson, allegedly stepped in to acted as a guarantor to up to £800,000 of credit to fund the ex-PM’s his lavish lifestyle when he found himself in financial trouble in 2020

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Who is top civil servant Simon Case?

The former royal adviser was one of the UK’s officials working on the border issues between the Republic and Northern Ireland created by Brexit.

The Independent UK

Labour urges probe into BBC chair appointment amid Boris Johnson loan claims

Labour has also written to the Parliamentary Commissioner calling for an investigation into the claims.

The Independent UK

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

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The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

Nadhim Zahawi fights for his political life after admitting tax ‘error’

Embattled Tory party chair reveals he made ‘careless but not deliberate’ error over multimillion-pound share sale

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson embroiled in fresh row over finances amid Tory leadership comeback plan

Labour calls on No 10 to set out former PM’s arrangments, after it emerges he enjoyed £800,000 line of credit backed by wealthy Canadian cousin

The Independent UK

Johnson had cousin act as ‘guarantor for an £800,000 credit facility’ while PM - old

A spokesman for Boris Johnson said all the former Conservative leader’s finances ‘are and were properly declared’.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson had ‘£800,000 line of credit while at No 10’

Distant Canadian cousin said to have guaranteed huge credit facility for former PM

Daily Mirror

King Charles to hand New Year Honour to royal aide who called Meghan Markle a 'bully'

Jason Knauf has been made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order four years after he emailed Prince William's then private secretary accusing Meghan of "bullying two PAs out of the household"

The Guardian - UK

Never again: bruised by investigating Partygate, Sue Gray is enjoying time out of the spotlight

Her report into the affair made her a household name in Britain – but the civil servant has now returned to the more low-key tasks she prefers

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