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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 ....
Us not sophistry and verbiage used to get us not to sophistry and verbiage used to get us not to report this, but it was after us not to report this, but it was after we us not to report this, but it was after we revealed sam bligh s involvement in this that a source approached me and the rest i suppose has been approached me and the rest i suppose has been chronicled in the sunday times has been chronicled in the sunday times. , ., ., , , times. but tell us what happened next when you times. but tell us what happened next when you approached - times. but tell us what happened l next when you approached downing street and the bbc. street and the bbc. well, for ages the government street and the bbc. well, for ages the government and street and the bbc. well, for ages the government and ministers - street and the bbc. well, for ages. the government and ministers were issuinq the government and ministers were issuinq pro the government and ministers were issuing pro ....
Argument that simon case faces questions of his own. argument that simon case faces questions of his own. this is the uk s to- questions of his own. this is the uk s top civil questions of his own. this is the uk s top civil servant. questions of his own. this is the uk s top civil servant. that s - uk s top civil servant. that s ri . ht, uk s top civil servant. that s riaht, i uk s top civil servant. that s right, i should uk s top civil servant. that s right, i should have - uk s top civil servant. that s| right, i should have clarified. uk s top civil servant. that s - right, i should have clarified. the cabinet right, i should have clarified. the cabinet secretary. firstly, to say, qenuinely. cabinet secretary. firstly, to say, genuinely, we never accuse richard sharp genuinely, we never accuse richard sharp of genuinely, we never accuse richard sharp of acting in bad faith or being sharp of acting in bad faith or being an sharp of acting in bad faith or being an u ....
Dinner businessman sam bligh, who at a dinner was businessman sam bligh, who at a dinner was discussing boris johnson s i won t say penurious situation, johnson s i won t say penurious situation, but he was in financial peril, situation, but he was in financial peril, the situation, but he was in financial peril, the redecoration of downing street, peril, the redecoration of downing street, divorce payments, child care payments. street, divorce payments, child care payments, was struggling to meet, you know. payments, was struggling to meet, you know, the cost of living as a prime you know, the cost of living as a prime minister being unable to take in separate income, and at a notting hill dinner in separate income, and at a notting hill dinner party sam bligh basically said, i would be pretty happy basically said, i would be pretty happy to basically said, i would be pretty happy to support the prime minister while he happy to support the prime minister while he ....
Qc have long known to be the case. the oc was have long known to be the case. the qc was incredibly fair to richard sharp, qc was incredibly fair to richard sharp, said he was never in doubt on dotting sharp, said he was never in doubt on dotting the sharp, said he was never in doubt on dotting the eyes and crossing the ts on a financial loan, but he spoke to boris on a financial loan, but he spoke to borisjohnson and simon on a financial loan, but he spoke to boris johnson and simon case about an offer boris johnson and simon case about an offer of boris johnson and simon case about an offer of financial support for the then an offer of financial support for the then prime minister, and none of those the then prime minister, and none of those facts the then prime minister, and none of those facts were made available to the people entrusted with making sure his the people entrusted with making sure his appointment was compliant with the sure his appointment was com ....