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Richard Sharp has resigned as BBC chairman after conceding a report found he breached the governance code for public appointments.He announced on Friday morning that he will stand down at the end of June after reading the findings of barrister Adam Heppinstall KC's review into his appointment, which has just been published.

Close BBC chair Richard Sharp discusses his donations to the Tories BBC chairman Richard Sharp is braced for a damning report into his appointment to the role after he helped facilitate an 800,000 loan guarantee for Boris Johnson.The investigation by barrister Adam Heppinstall KC is expected to be published on Friday morning.

Former director-general Lord Birt has said presenters such as Gary Lineker who are inextricably bound up with an important BBC programme should have to abide by impartiality rules.The executive, who led the BBC between 1992 and 2000, appeared before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee as part of a session in the wake of the pundit and former England player's three-day suspension from Match Of The Day. Lineker was taken off by the BBC after posting a tweet in which he said the language used by the Government to promote its asylum plans was not dissimilar to 1930s Germany, but was returned following a boycott by top on-air talent.

The BBC expressed concerns to the Government about the appointment process for a new chairman before the controversial hiring of Richard Sharp who is facing pressure to resign.Former BBC chairman Sir David Clementi wrote to former culture secretary Oliver Dowden in October 2020 to voice concern from the corporation's nominations committee about the recruitment process for his replacement.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A former head of BBC television news has said the next BBC chairman should not be a political appointment.Roger Mosey, who was also director of sport at the broadcaster, said it would be a great act of statesmanship for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to de-politicise the appointment.

The media industry has reacted to the resignation of Richard Sharp as the chair of the BBC.The former Tory donor, 67, was found to have broken the rules by failing to disclose he played a role in getting then-prime minister Boris Johnson an 800,000 loan guarantee.On Friday, Michelle Stanistreet, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, said Mr Sharp had lost the dressing room at the BBC over the long-running probe into his breach of appointment rules.

Richard Sharp has resigned as BBC chairman after becoming embroiled in a cronyism row.The former Goldman Sachs banker, 67, announced on Friday morning that he will stand down at the end of June after the findings of barrister Adam Heppinstall KC's review into his appointment were published.Here the PA news agency explains what led to his resignation.

The BBC's savings target has increased by 40% to 400 million amid high inflation and a licence fee freeze.In its Annual Plan published on Thursday, the broadcaster said it was responding by cutting 1,000 hours of content commissions across its portfolio, among other measures.The BBC previously projected it needed to save 285 million by 2027/28 the end of the current charter period.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's anti-social behaviour crackdown features across Monday's front pages, along with an NHS recruitment drive and Harry Styles' public kiss with an American supermodel.The Daily Telegraph leads with the PM's crackdown on anti-social behaviour, including police being given new powers on beggars, allowing them to confront and move rough sleepers.

It has been three years since then Prime Minister Boris Johnson said we had to stay at home because of Covid-19 and only go out for exercise or shopping.In that time, the way many of us work and shop has completely changed.Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that before the pandemic, about 12% of adults reported working from home but - during the lockdown - almost of half of us were doing it.

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged Tuesday that he misled Parliament about rule-breaking government parties during the coronavirus pandemic but insisted he never intentionally lied.Britain's boisterous former leader is set to be grilled by lawmakers on Wednesday over whether he lied when he denied there had been parties in his Downing Street offices in violation of COVID-19 lockdown rules.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A former BBC director-general has said the reinstatement of Gary Lineker as host of Match Of The Day is like a 5-0 win for the sports presenter.Greg Dyke, who is also a former chair of the Football Association (FA), said there was a perception that the broadcaster had been bullied by the Government into its initial decision to remove Linker from the programme.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Fiona Bruce has stepped back as an ambassador of domestic abuse charity Refuge following claims she had trivialised domestic violence during a discussion about Stanley Johnson on Question Time.

A Labour member since his teenage years, Jeremy Corbyn has been a devotee to the party he led through one of the most turbulent periods in British political history.But he is now facing the end of his long political marriage with the Labour Party.His successor, Sir Keir Starmer, has told him he will not be a Labour candidate at the next election.

The BBC is facing some perception challenges, shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell said as she announced that Labour is launching an independent review panel into the future direction of the broadcaster.She noted that the BBC does face a number of headwinds including its charter renewal and constant questions around future funding, adding that its independence and impartiality is constantly being questioned.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak's family was reminded of the rules around keeping a dog on a lead when in a major London park, the Metropolitan Police said.It comes after a video was shared on the social media website TikTok appearing to show the Prime Minister and his family allowing their pet dog to roam freely while in a Royal Park.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak's family was reminded of the rules around keeping a dog on a lead when in a major London park, the Metropolitan Police said.It comes after a video was shared on the social media website TikTok appearing to show the Prime Minister and his family allowing their pet dog to roam freely while in a Royal Park.

Matt Hancock is not worth 10,000 a day, according to a minister and Tory colleague of the former health secretary.Chris Philp, policing minister, said the sight of Mr Hancock and other senior Conservatives offering to advise a fake Korean company for enormous daily sums was pretty unedifying.He was speaking as new footage was released of Sir Graham Brady, chair of the influential 1922 Committee of Tory MPs, telling an activist posing as an employee of Hanseong Consulting that he would work for around 500 an hour.

Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng offered to facilitate setting up a meeting between a fake foreign firm and former prime minister Boris Johnson during a sting interview.Mr Kwarteng was caught up in a hoax organised by campaign group Led By Donkeys in which he was approached about providing political advice to a bogus company it alleged existed in South Korea.

Richard Sharp is facing renewed pressure to stand down as BBC chairman.Jonathan Dimbleby and Baroness Wheatcroft have joined a growing chorus of voices questioning his position.Mr Sharp is facing criticism for his role in facilitating a £800,000 loan for then-prime minister Boris Johnson.An MPs' committee said Mr Sharp made "significant errors of judgement" in doing so while applying for the BBC job.

Kwasi Kwarteng told a fake South Korean firm set up by campaign group Led by Donkeys that he could set up a meeting with great guy Boris Johnson.The former chancellor and ex-health secretary Matt Hancock were by both drawn in by the ruse and were caught on camera offering to work for the firm for thousands of pounds per day.

1679493274 Independent TV is hosting the prime minister's appearance before the Privileges Committee live on YouTube.Liam James22 March 2023 13:54 1679545824 Boris Johnson is fighting for his political future after MPs investigating his partygate denials denounced the flimsy assurances they were based on.

The Home Secretary doubled down on the Government's commitment to the Rwanda deportation policy during a trip the country this weekend.During her visit, Suella Braverman is due to meet President Paul Kagame and her counterpart Vincent Biruta to discuss the deal.This is how events leading up to the trip unfolded.

The price of a bottle of wine could increase by 44p from this summer after the chancellor opted to freeze taxes on beer but signalled punishing increases for wine and whisky.Jeremy Hunt promised a Brexit pubs guarantee in his budget, with the discount rising from 5% to 9.2%, although the chancellor offered scant detail on a longer-term pledge of a Brexit pub guarantee.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Trust in the BBC is on the line as it struggles to resolve the Gary Lineker controversy, the head of the broadcasting regulator has warned.Melanie Dawes, the chief executive of Ofcom, said the impartiality row went straight to the heart of the BBC's wider reputation, beyond its news and current affairs coverage.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The head of Ofcom has said the BBC needs to weigh freedom of expression with reputation for impartiality when reviewing its social media guidelines following the difficult episode with pundit Gary Lineker.

Rishi Sunaks new deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland has cleared its first Commons test despite the threat of a Tory-DUP rebellion led by Boris Johnson.MPs voted 515 to 29 a majority of 486 in favour of regulations to implement the Stormont brake section of the Windsor Framework, which would allow a minority of politicians at the Northern Ireland Assembly to flag concerns about new EU laws there.

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said there were some "extremely peculiar" aspects to the privileges committee hearing about Partygate claims.Johnson told chairman Harriet Harman she had made "prejudicial" comments but added he trusted her impartiality.He told MPs that he "emphatically" did not set out to deceive MPs when he denied claims about lockdown gatherings in Downing Street.

Former prime minister Boris Johnson will give evidence to the House of Commons' Privileges Committee on Wednesday after being accused of knowingly and recklessly misleading parliament over the Partygate scandal.Mr Johnson, who was ousted by his own MPs last summer and replaced by Liz Truss, will appear before the seven-member, cross-party panel chaired by Labour grandee Harriet Harman in what is expected to be a hostile questioning that could determine his political future.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Hugh Bonneville and Jason Watkins jokingly returned to their roles in the BBC sitcom W1A to discuss who should present Match Of The Day, as they poked fun at the corporation's decision to take Gary Lineker off the show.

As Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the Kremlin this week, Russian expansionism is getting a tacit nod of approval.Vladimir Putin will likely emerge emboldened from the talks with his fellow President-For-Life, who previously promised a friendship without limits.That is why the U.K. and its European partners must work far faster to develop a grand strategy for re-containing Russia in Ukraine and on three global fronts where Chinese support will help Putin advance: Africa, Central Asia, and, crucially, the Arctic.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The BBC faced an escalating crisis Saturday over its suspension of former soccer star and program host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's new asylum policy.