The role of BBC chairman was vacated earlier this year by Richard Sharp, who resigned in April after failing to declare his connection to an £800,000 loan made to Boris Johnson.
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Friday appointed BBC board member Elan Closs Stephens as the public broadcaster's acting chair, replacing Richard Sharp who resigned in a cronyism row involving his links to former prime minister Boris Johnson. | 07:51am
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