The chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has said he is concerned about a “lack of clarity” over why the selection process for Ofcom chair is being rerun.
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has written to the Commissioner of Public Appointments saying he wants a second competition for the role at the media regulator.
Former Daily Mail editor and vocal BBC critic Paul Dacre was reportedly Boris Johnson’s preferred choice during the initial interviews.
Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
DCMS Committee chairman Julian Knight said he would be writing to Mr Dowden to seek assurances that previous candidates for the role did not reapply.