On Friday, a probe into whether BBC chairman Richard Sharp broke laws by neglecting to reveal his participation in securing a loan for then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson around the time he was appointed is scheduled to be published.
The public appointments watchdog is reviewing Sharp’s 2021 nomination as broadcaster chair by the government.
British media expect Adam Heppinstall’s impartial report.
It will investigate whether Sharp revealed his role in securing an 800,000-pound loan for Johnson before becoming head of the publicly financed national broadcaster.
If Sharp breaks the rules, the report will renew calls for his resignation.
Sharp, committed “significant errors of judgement” in neglecting to disclose his role in enabling the loan, a committee of MPs said in February.
Sharp claims he introduced Canadian businessman Sam Blyth to a government official in late 2020.
The parliamentary committee said Sharp’s omission to notify it or the appointment panel violated the norms required of applicants for such public jobs.
Keir Starmer, Labour’s primary opposition leader, has termed Sharp’s position unsustainable.
The government chooses the BBC chairman.
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