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beoen. . ., be open. many thanks, iain watson in westminster. be open. many thanks, iain watson in westminster, there. the position of the bbc s chairman has been in question for several months. today, richard sharp resigned over not disclosing his involvement in the facilitation of a loan guarantee for the former prime minister, boris johnson. mr sharp is to stand down injune from the role, which is meant to defend the bbc s standards and values. he said it would be a distraction for him to remain in thejob. in a moment, we ll look in detail at what happened, but first our culture and media editor katie razzall has been following today s events. the bbc is a big part of cultural life, constantly scrutinised and held to account by the public who pay for it. at the top of the organisation is the board, responsible for upholding bbc independence. but when gary lineker was taken off air for criticising government policy, some accused the bbc of hypocrisy because here was a bbc chairma
the uk announces evacuation flights from sudan will end in 2a hours time. from sudan will end in 24 hours time. . , ., from sudan will end in 24 hours time. . ,, from sudan will end in 24 hours time. . i. ., from sudan will end in 24 hours time. . ., ., time. can you help? can anybody hel? teaching unions say they will co ordinate strike action if their members vote to do so. the actress eva green wins her legal battle over a million dollar fee for a sci fi film that was never made. and with the king s coronation just over a week away, we look at attitudes to the monarchy in scotland. in to the monarchy in scotland. coming up on bbc ne bmb in coming up on bbc news, a glance lamb despite her grand slam despite her in six nations finale. good evening. the position of the bbc s chairman has been in question for several months. today richard sharp resigned after accepting the findings of a critical report, which found he d failed to be
to be in complete crisis, is its usual rather boring, solid self. for others, though, this has now become a question of the corporation s leadership. if we are going to draw a line and restore particularly the perception of the independence of the bbc, i think we need to take some real strong measures and i think the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, should resign. the bbc s chairman, richard sharp, is subject to an external review into his appointment and his role in the facilitation of an £800,000 loan to former prime minister boris johnson. he denies any involvement in the arrangement. there is also an internal review. he has yet to respond to the cause of his resignation. two calls for his resignation. tim davie, the bbc s current director general, has said he won t resign and has refuted claims that the bbc has