editor in chief of the guardian. richard sharp, chairman of the bbc, says there is no conflict here, that he put a couple of people in touch with each other and had no further involvement whatsoever. but does this merit further investigation in your opinion? i this merit further investigation in your opinion? your opinion? i think it does. i mean, your opinion? i think it does. i mean. we your opinion? i think it does. i mean, we hear your opinion? i think it does. i mean, we hear a your opinion? i think it does. i mean, we hear a lot your opinion? i think it does. i mean, we hear a lot about. your opinion? i think it does. ij mean, we hear a lot about the your opinion? i think it does. i- mean, we hear a lot about the need for the bbc to be impartial. i agree with that. but more importantly, the bbc has to be seen to be independent of government. and it was apparent thatjohnson, first of all, tried to get his friend, charles moore, n, a noted critic of the bbc. that itself det
ahead. the prime minister is going to face those questions about when he found out about all of theirs and of the level of detail he knows. how much pressure of the level of detail he knows. how much pressure on of the level of detail he knows. how much pressure on rishi sunak? i. of the level of detail he knows. how much pressure on rishi sunak? i doj much pressure on rishi sunak? i do think it is a much pressure on rishi sunak? i gr think it is a significant amount of pressure to talk about the details of this case. he will inevitably be asked in the next day or so about the situation with richard sharp, the situation with richard sharp, the bbc chairman. some of the accusations in the sunday times yesterday. yes, there are denials about a conflict of interest. but i think a lot of people want to know the level of scrutiny that that appointment had within government, and adjust to new about the potential conflict of interest and those claims that richard sharp was involved in f
within government, and how much he knew about the potential conflict of interest and those claims that richard sharp was involved in facilitating that loan arrangement for borisjohnson when he was prime minister. remember, by the way, that mr sharp was rishi sunak s boss when the two were bankers at goldman sachs. all sorts of relationships to untangle. when you bring the two together, the big problem for rishi sunak this morning is, when he stood here and became prime minister, he used the words professionalism, integrity and accountability. he said they would be bywords for his government. he will face questions this morning about whether the drip of mr zahawi s tax affairs, the questions over the appointment of richard sharp by the government as bbc chairman, whether those all meet up to the standards that rishi sunak set himself. nick eardley in downing street.
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