London (EFE) who nominated him for that position.
In a statement, Sharp explained today that it adopts this decision in order to “give priority to the interests” of the channel, considering that this matter “could be a distraction for the good work carried out by the corporation.”
Sharp had been accused of interceding for the granting of a personal loan of 800,000 pounds (900,000 euros) to Johnson before being appointed to head the BBC, although he always denied that he had incurred a conflict of interest when he took the position, on 16 February 2021.