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Richard Sharp says he regretted “the situation”, and he did not wish it to overshadow BBC’s workRichard Sharp, the BBC chair, has insisted his only role in providing a loan to Boris Johnson shortly before he got the job was to “ensure due process was followed”, as he faced a sometimes brutal interrogation from MPs.Sharp, who said he personally told Johnson as well as Rishi Sunak, the then-chancellor, that he was going for the BBC job before submitting his application, was accused by one MP of exemplifying a “pals appointing pals” establishment culture. Continue reading...