the chairman of the bbc richard sharp has announced he s resigning after admitting he breached the british government s code for public appointments. the report found that mr sharp failed to properly disclose his involvement in facilitating a loan of £800,000 for the uk s former prime minister borisjohnson. this morning, mr sharp released this statement. the morning, mr sharp released this statement- morning, mr sharp released this statement. , statement. the view is while i did reach the code statement. the view is while i did reach the code for statement. the view is while i did reach the code for public- reach the code for public appointments, he states very clearly that a breach does not necessarily invalidate an appointment. indeed, i ve always maintained the breach was inadvertent and not material, which the facts he lays out substantiate. the secretary of state has consulted with the bbc board, who support that view. nevertheless, i have decided that it is right t
across part of the public sector a couple of significant breaking updates to bring you. and it s a mixed picture. in the health service in the past hour, we ve had news from the gmb union, who ve accepted a government pay offer. but earlier, their counterparts in the unite union rejected it. and the dispute involving staff at state funded schools in england looks like it could be escalating. let s cross life to telford word two teachers unions are meeting. we got kevin courtney teachers unions are meeting. we got kevin courtney from. teachers unions are meeting. we got kevin courtney from. patrick - kevin courtney from. patrick rhodes and jeff barton. my name is paul whiteman from the nhd. i don t know how many of you wear it in the halljust now know how many of you wear it in the hall just now for the know how many of you wear it in the halljust now for the in the dash endorsement. that ballot will be taking strike action going forward. but we all do every year is we all invite