BBC chairman resigns over loan to Boris Johnson

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BBC chairman Richard Sharp on Friday announced his resignation after an inquiry found he had breached rules for failing to declare his involvement in arranging a loan for then prime minister Boris Johnson.

“I feel that this matter may well be a distraction from the Corporation’s good work were I to remain in post until the end of my term,” said Sharp, who was formerly a boss of current premier Rishi Sunak at Goldman Sachs.