let s remind us of the events that led us to where we are today. richard sharp was appointed chairman of the bbc in february 2021. at the start of this year the sunday times reported he was accused by a group of mps for failing to declare his involvement in securing an £800,000 loan for mrjohnsonjust involvement in securing an £800,000 loan for mrjohnson just before he recommended mr sharp for the bbc job. there was discussion of his listenership with eventbrite minister and there was added pressure for him to resign amid the gary lineker impartiality row last month. mr sharp denies any wrongdoing. as i mentioned, started in the sunday times and we are going live to the whitehall editor at the sunday times. gabriel, quite a skip on quite a conclusion. what is your reaction? i on quite a conclusion. what is your reaction? ~ ., . on quite a conclusion. what is your reaction? ~ . . ., , reaction? i think, in a way, it has codified and reaction? i think, in a way, it has co
wyoming has drawn a line in the sand. if we put you in power you will be accountable to us. you will answer to us. and you will do what is in our best interests. if you don t, we will fire. you wyoming has put the politicians on notice, not just here but all across this great country that our representatives work for us and not the other way around. and in alaska, some polls are closing right now. always in a different time zone. incumbent republican, the summit cow ski, who also voted to impeach trump is facing kelly chiba who trump has endorsed. also saint former republican nominee sarah palin mount a political comeback. she s running for the house seat and we will keep you posted. those races as well. back in wyoming liz cheney reminded everyone that she is a proud conservative republican with that loves our party loves our country. more cnn s jeff zeleny is there and has this report from jackson. congresswoman those cheney in wyoming concedes defeat and her congres
calling the bbc to account, you have a lot of opinion on the internet. so you have a lot of opinion on the internet. so you have to a lot of opinion on the internet. so you have to have a more modern aspect you have to have a more modern aspect to you have to have a more modern aspect to this. there is a certain level aspect to this. there is a certain level we aspect to this. there is a certain level we have seen of cronyism that has gone level we have seen of cronyism that has gone on. this is a critical point has gone on. this is a critical point of has gone on. this is a critical point of view from someone who has not actually point of view from someone who has not actually been at the centre of this and not actually been at the centre of this and advising this, obviously. i am giving this and advising this, obviously. i am giving my opinion. but it is clearly am giving my opinion. but it is clearly something they hoped would io clearly something they hoped wou
charter, which sets out the role of the bbc but also the rules, and on the bbc but also the rules, and on the subject of chair it says this. that appointment may only be made following fair and open competition . in the case of richard sharp, applications opened in october 2020 and there were 23 candidates. it was then up to two government ministers to decide on their preferred candidate, and that was then taken to the prime minister for sign off before richard sharp sat through a pre appointment hearing. but what is the chair actually do? according to the bbc website, they have a number of responsibilities, including upholding and protecting the independence of the bbc. for that, they are required to spend at least 3-4 they are required to spend at least 3 4 days a week in the job across a four year term and they are paid £160,000 a year, and that amount is set by the government. studio: this does put the focus on the bbc, and i m nowjoined by mark murkowski, and branding consultant
historic, nearly 730 billion dollars to fight climate change. some drug prices, perhaps medicare, out of pocket cost cap that $2,000. it will extend cities for another three years. it also poses a minimum 15% corporate tax on the orders of u.s. corporations. former president barack obama calling the legislation a bfd, a reference to joe biden s famous hot mic moment back in 2010. if you don t remember it, here it is. this is a big deal. the bfd that biden was affirming tonight was the former president signing the affordable care act into law. we are following the key primary elections in alaska and wyoming. how they affected the fortunes of liz cheney, lisa mark murkowski, and others also russia claiming sabotage after explosion ripped through another basin occupied crimea.