BBC chairman set to be grilled by UK MPs amid questions over Boris Johnson loan

BBC CHAIRMAN RICHARD Sharp will be grilled by UK MPs next month, following the disclosure that he helped then prime minister Boris Johnson to secure a loan of up to £800,000 .

The BBC chairman will appear again before the same committee on 7 February to face questions, with acting chairman Damian Green writing to Sharp on today to invite him to attend. In a brief letter to the BBC chairman, Green said he was being asked to appear “following the recent media reports regarding your appointment”.“The Committee intends to cover the issues raised in your pre-appointment hearing and any developments since then.”

Asked if he should stand down while the investigation is carried out, Sharp said: “No, I’m confident that he will determine that I was appointed on merit.The appointment was a “highly rigorous process” with “very tough interviews”, he said.

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