The report alleges that Richard Sharp, who was also an adviser to Johnson during his time as mayor of London, breached the public appointment code by not disclosing his potential conflict of interest.
The chairman of the British company BBC, Richard Sharpresigned on Friday after a report found he had breached public appointment rules after facilitating a loan to the former prime minister Boris Johnsonweeks before nominating him for the position.
In a statement, Sharp explained that it is making this decision to “give priority to the interests”. channelgiven that this issue “could be a distraction from the good work the company is doing.”
Sharp, former director of Goldman Sachs and advisor to Johnson himself in his time as mayor of London, he had been accused of mediate for granting a personal loan of £800,000 (900,000 euros) to the Conservative leader and not indicatealthough he always denied having had a conflict of interest when he accepted the position in February 2021.
However, attorney Adam Heppinstall’s independent report concluded that Sharp violated government rules on public appointments by failing to disclose a potential conflict of interest.
Apparently it was the end of 2020, when Sharp was an advisor to the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The former banker put a Canadian millionaire in touch with the chief of staff, Simon Case, so the two could address Johnson’s financial problems.
Sharp had to appear before a parliamentary committee after Sunday Sunday Times Place the connection between the two. In his statement, he admitted that such advice went “unnoticed” by reporting potential conflicts of interest.
Sharp’s job has been on the line ever since, but his position became even more fragile following the March scandal involving the network’s star presenter. Gary Linkerwho was suspended for expressing his political opinion through social networks.
Source: EITB
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