{"id":542182,"date":"2023-01-22T15:40:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T12:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bbc-chairman-under-fire-for-reportedly-helping-boris-johnson-secure-loan-guarantee\/"},"modified":"2023-01-22T15:40:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T12:40:12","slug":"bbc-chairman-under-fire-for-reportedly-helping-boris-johnson-secure-loan-guarantee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bbc-chairman-under-fire-for-reportedly-helping-boris-johnson-secure-loan-guarantee\/","title":{"rendered":"#BBC Chairman Under Fire for Reportedly Helping Boris Johnson Secure Loan Guarantee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279b278fd28\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279b278fd28\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bbc-chairman-under-fire-for-reportedly-helping-boris-johnson-secure-loan-guarantee\/#BBC_Chairman_Under_Fire_for_Reportedly_Helping_Boris_Johnson_Secure_Loan_Guarantee\" >BBC Chairman Under Fire for Reportedly Helping Boris Johnson Secure Loan Guarantee<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BBC_Chairman_Under_Fire_for_Reportedly_Helping_Boris_Johnson_Secure_Loan_Guarantee\"><\/span>BBC Chairman Under Fire for Reportedly Helping Boris Johnson Secure Loan Guarantee<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    BBC chairman Richard Sharp helped to arrange a loan guarantee for Boris Johnson just weeks before the then-U.K. prime minister recommended Sharp for his current role at the British public broadcaster, <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/the-bbc-chairman-the-prime-minister-and-the-800-000-loan-guarantee-f7nt5kfml\">The Sunday Times<\/a><\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    It said that the former Goldman Sachs banker Sharp, 66, who has also been a donor to Johnson\u2019s Conservative Party, was involved in arranging a guarantor for a loan of up to \u00a3800,000 ($990,000) for now ex-prime minister Johnson after he had reached the final stages of the BBC chair recruitment process. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sharp said he \u201csimply connected\u201d people, so there was no conflict of interest. A Johnson representative, cited by the BBC, said that he did not receive financial advice from Sharp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The U.K. opposition is now calling for a probe. Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds has written to the parliamentary commissioner for standards to ask for \u201can urgent investigation into the facts of this case,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-64362640\">the BBC reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    According to the <em>Sunday Times<\/em>, Sharp got involved in the issues in November\u00a02020 after a London dinner with old friend and multimillionaire Sam Blyth, a Canadian businessman who is also a distant cousin of Johnson. The paper said Blyth raised the idea of acting as guarantor and asked Sharp for advice on how to proceed. Sharp agreed to help and discussed the matter with Simon Case, the head of the British civil service and cabinet secretary. According to the <em>Times<\/em>, Sharp, Blyth and Johnson also had dinner before the loan was finalized, but they deny the then-prime minister\u2019s finances were discussed back then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Johnson\u2019s government unveiled Sharp as its choice for the role of BBC chair, whose duties include heading up the broadcaster\u2019s board, setting the BBC\u2019s strategic direction and upholding its independence, in January 2021. The <em>Times<\/em> also noted that candidates must declare any conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Sharp said in a statement: \u201cThere is not a conflict when I simply connected, at his request, Mr. Blyth with the cabinet secretary and had no further involvement whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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