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Richard Sharp


June 2024

  • Philippa Stroud

    Tories accused of ‘colonising’ state by granting public roles to allies

    Campaigners say the appointments system need to be overhauled amid criticism about alleged Conservative cronyism

December 2023

  • Samir Shah

    Samir Shah to be appointed as next chair of BBC

    Veteran TV executive to replace Richard Sharp, who resigned after breaching rules over loan to Boris Johnson

September 2023

  • BBC chair faces questions at a select committee of MPs

    Next BBC chair faces tougher scrutiny over conflicts of interest

    After the row that led to Richard Sharp’s exit, a more rigorous selection process is now in place

July 2023

  • Martin Rowson

    Bite the air in Britain and you can taste the prejudices that haunt us. I’m sorry I became part of that

    Martin Rowson
  • People walk towards the entrance of BBC Broadcasting House in Portland Place, London.

    Wealthy may have to pay more for BBC services in future, says former chair

June 2023

  • Head and shoulders photo of Elan Closs Stephens

    Elan Closs Stephens appointed acting chair of BBC

    Corporation board member to assume role from 27 June after resignation of Richard Sharp

May 2023

  • Richard Sharp resigns as BBC chair.

    BBC board members to be required to declare drinks with cabinet ministers

  • A Together Against Antisemitism rally in London on 8 December 2019.

    Antisemitic cartoon was appalling and avoidable

  • David Attenborough visits the Mojave Desert, California, for an episode of The Green Planet.

    Of course the BBC needs to change – but Britain must decide what kind of broadcaster it really wants

    Tony Hall
  • Elisabeth Ribbans

    Open door
    An image that should never have been published, and lessons that must be learned

    Elisabeth Ribbans

  • Contempt for rules is shaking the foundations of British democracy

    Rafael Behr

  • With democracy and a free press under attack, the BBC cannot afford to mire itself in scandal

    Emily Bell

  • Richard Sharp is a public figure and fair game for satire. The use of antisemitic tropes is not

    Dave Rich

30 April 2023

  • Jane Martinson

    To those who rejoice at Richard Sharp’s fall at the BBC – be careful what you wish for

    Jane Martinson
    The past Tory donor chair was clearly conflicted by his dealings with Boris Johnson, but he believed in the BBC, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson
  • Andrew Rawnsley

    After the fall of Richard Sharp, the next BBC chair must not be another political crony

    Andrew Rawnsley
    The public interest requires an open and scrupulous process to find the person best suited to perform an important role in our national life
  • A screen showing a news report seen through the windows of the BBC in central London, after chairman Richard Sharp announced he was quitting.

    Appointment of next BBC chair must not be tainted by ‘sleaze’, Labour say

    Shadow secretary for culture calls for root and branch review of top appointments

29 April 2023

  • Broadcasting House, the BBC headquarters in London.

    BBC needs new rules for chair in wake of Richard Sharp affair, says David Dimbleby

    Current system gives too much power to prime ministers says broadcaster – but rules himself out of running

28 April 2023

  • A screen showing a news report of Richard Sharp’s resignation, seen through the windows of the BBC’s central London headquarters

    The Guardian view on Richard Sharp’s resignation: Johnson’s toxic legacy

    Editorial: The Conservative party has been too involved in the debasement of public life for too long to be entrusted with its rehabilitation
  • BBC Broadcasting House in Portland Place, London.

    Sharp’s resignation as BBC chair may be a problem for Sunak – and opportunity

    PM has been accused of defending his former boss, but affair offers chance to put his own stamp on the corporation
  • Rishi Sunak in Scotland on Friday. The prime minister is under pressure not to appoint Tories to key BBC positions.

    Sunak under pressure to stop choosing Tories for BBC jobs after Sharp row

    Conservative party accused of undermining broadcaster by flooding it with cronies after chair’s resignation
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