should be changed. david, thank you very much for should be changed. david, thank you very much for all should be changed. david, thank you very much for all of should be changed. david, thank you very much for all of that. should be changed. david, thank you very much for all of that. you - should be changed. david, thank you very much for all of that. you will. very much for all of that. you will have a busy day ahead. good luck. a bit earlier my colleague ben thompson spoke to the political editor of the spectator magazine, katy balls. she spoke about what we have learned from all of this, and the political ramifications. i think there were lots of reports overnight richard sharp would be trying to fight for his political life and clearly made the decision this morning that was not feasible. he had the bbc chairman insisting he does not have to resign. yes, there was a breach in the sense he should have declared his role in terms of helping to facilitate this loan to borisjohns
other reasons why simon case has been hitting the headlines recently that this top civil servant and head of overseeing this appointments process, do you think this is a problem for him? i process, do you think this is a problem for him? problem for him? i think with retards problem for him? i think with regards to problem for him? i think with regards to this problem for him? i think with regards to this particular i problem for him? i think with l regards to this particular report that we have got today, i think that keyline in there talking about the obligation on any disclosure is on the candidate and anyone else does probably mean simon case is unfairly safe ground here to point to the fact that in this particular instance it was the responsibility of richard sharp to bring up anything that could be a potential perceived conflict of interest, and is where essentially richard sharp has fallen foul in this whole process. but you raise an interesting point, the fact that simon c
response from number ten to that is that it was only right for due process to run its course, that it is richard sharp who has made the decision to step down, and that is a matterfor him and decision to step down, and that is a matter for him and the bbc. but important to reflect on the fact that this report we have today is not actually the first report that has been critical of how mr sharp behaved in the appointments process, because there was the cross party group of mps, the culture committee, who already looked at his appointment and questioned how open he had been in quite a difficult report for him back in february. we have also heard from ed davey, the leader of the lib dems, who said borisjohnson should have never been allowed to appoint richard sharp in the first place, given what we know now, and of course that is someone who we are very keen to hear from now, what do they make of it, boris johnson, who has not spoken out yet since richard sharp announced he planned to resi
tonight, we ask the former bbc political editor andrew marr and the former conservative culture minister ed vaizey if the appointments process has to change. also tonight, an update on last night s exclusive of an nhs gp not allowed on to british evacuation flights from sudan. after a swift government u turn, he ll be on his way home very soon. lam i am supposed to be back tomorrow, my actual i am supposed to be back tomorrow, my actual flight was tomorrow. all my actual flight was tomorrow. all my hospital know about it. and this. this film, died suddenly, claims that many sudden deaths are actually caused by the covid vaccine. now, those mourning the loss of loved ones are being targeted on digital platforms by the film s online supporters. what does the film s producer think?
the appointment process, the fact you end up with someone who is a major donor to the conservative party and who appears to have been having dinner with borisjohnson at chequers, that that person gets the job when they have no broadcasting or hands on editorialjournalistic or hands on editorial journalistic experience, or hands on editorialjournalistic experience, it does, i think, or hands on editorialjournalistic experience, it does, ithink, at least raise an eyebrow. can you explain how that works, then? the bbc has issued a statement saying it categorically plays no role in the appointment of the chair and that is a question for the government. we have heard that richard sharp was appointed following a rigorous appointments process. how does it work in order to appoint a chairman of the bbc? i think two things can happen. one thing is that there is an allegedly independent appointment process run by good people, and then as the sunday times points out, and robert preston was report