The government has insisted all the correct processes were followed in the appointment of the BBC's chairman, Richard Sharp, in early 2021.
Mr Sharp said he had "simply connected" people, while Mr Johnson's spokesman said the report was "rubbish" and insisted his financial arrangements "have been properly declared". "There was additional pre-appointment scrutiny by a House of Commons Select Committee which confirmed Mr Sharp's appointment. All the correct recruitment processes were followed."The Sunday Times story centres on events in late 2020, when Mr Johnson was reported to be in financial difficulty.
On Sunday afternoon a Cabinet Office spokesperson backed this up, saying: "Mr Sharp reminded the cabinet secretary about the BBC appointment process and asked for advice given his existing relationship with Boris Johnson. The government's choice is ultimately decided by the prime minister, on the advice of the culture secretary, who is in turn advised by a panel.Mr Sharp is responsible for upholding and protecting the BBC's independence, and ensuring it fulfils its mission to inform, educate and entertain. Candidates for publicly-appointed roles such as the chairman job are required to declare any conflicts of interest.
She said that a "lack of transparency" may "give the impression that this was a quid pro quo arrangement, something which would undermine the integrity of the democratic process, and calls into question the process by which the chairman of the BBC was appointed".Mr Sharp declined to appear on BBC One's Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday but told the programme "the claim that there was anything financial involved is not true".
Glass onion levels of irony.
'Bank was not robbed' - Masked bandit
They’re taking the piss out of us now. Just blatantly rubbing our noses in their corruption.
Lol.
Watch this space!!! This will change
The same government that has continuously lied? That one? For balance I assume you're going to ask someone trustworthy right?
Tory Government says tory appointee to obligatory politically impartial position was done and paid for correctly
What , the the corrupt lying criminal government!? 🤡
nothing to see here. honest guv.
In any other walk of life to do favours for the person responsible for your appointment would be disqualifying. The fact that the government says it was 'done correctly' simply shows that the current crop of Tories are without any ethical standards.
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Lies lies and more lies
🤣well it would be guarantor to Boris loan you scratch my back 😉
So the party that should be under scrutiny over this say it was all done properly - oh well, must be true, they have never been known to lie before.......have they?
Stinks!!
You're as corrupt as this government.. tory bastards!!
That’s that cleared up then. No corruption at all. Nosireebob… 🙄
No impropriety in appointment of BBC chairman, who secured Boris loan, government tells BBC. 🤪👍
Hi BBC you may think everything is above board but the public know how to smell a rat! Goodbye and hope you are gone before long, I expect you have diminishing viewers ...
Utterly shameful but not in the least surprising. The Tories changed the structure of the BBC and they appointed the Chairman and four board members who then appoint the rest of the board members. It was purely political gerrymandering. You know it, we know it.
“ now tell them everything was done correctly “
Well they're hardly likely to say otherwise.
Nah, no one believes this. Not even Tories.
'There was no wrongdoing!' Keep saying it until you believe!
Wonder if Bunter will ever pay the 'loan' back.
Good to know that the BBC says the BBC appointment was “done correctly”!
Their should be a mass boycott of licence fees.
Says the government of corruption
Well of course they would say that 🤔 bbcnews never take this government at face value
LieAndDeny
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We need a proper investigation into this. Richard Sharp's links to Johnson and Sunak mean that BBC independence is at risk. The potential of a conflict of interest over Johnson's loan is also worrying. Ideally Sharp should do the honourable thing and resign. r4today
Year of the Rabbit, it should be the year of the flying pig.
Unfortunately, the tory government are renowned corrupt liars, so. GeneralElectionNow ToryCostOfGreedCrisis ToryBrokenBritain ToryCorruption
Obviously, he gave the exPM a backhander.........
Put this story out at 1am so it gets buried
Maybe we could allow the BBC to be privatised on condition that they leave the NHS alone.
Government says government did nothing wrong, BBC dutifully and uncritically reports it. A good example of how the country got into the state it's in.
All part of being one of the boys , the secret hand shake club ,you scratch my back and I will scratch yours
My homework is very, very good today, A+ for me thanks
So that’s alright then.
He deserves it, if only for his role driving the French out of Spain.
Like this governments opinion is something to take notice of.
You can't trust the government and sadly these days you can't trust the BBC.
So why has it become the mouthpiece for the Tory party. Stop taking us for mugs. SackSharp
No offence, but you would say that.
Well they would say that wouldn't they!
Well, they would says that wouldn’t they. The TorySleaze disguised as a government is going to back “their man”. He was put in place as to make sure Tory Bias was top of the agenda. Conservatives we require a public inquiry into tax avoidance, Russia, Green cards,NHS deals.
Dear Points of View, Having myself donated £200k and been awarded a £2bn contract to supply bin bags repurposed as protective equipment, I really cannot see the problem here. Yours, Soon to be Lord Snouty of Trough
Best pedo for the job . Bet he's good at covering up scandals any the TRUTH
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Just looking at who is involved, the first two lines and some loan relations, no it was not done correctly. The UK media is corrupt on so many levels.
He's changed a lot since his days fighting Napoleon
Lol... The BBC reports the BBC did nothing wrong!
People in charge of marking own homework say homework was marked correctly, and both the homework and the checker were exemplary.
And the government never lie?
UK Govt: Trussssssss in me
Well, yes, considering this government appears to be the most corrupt ever, I assume it was done the correct way for them.
More evidence that the BBC is running an annual £3.8 billion pound government backed pyramid Ponzi scheme,& using the public’s money to line their own trouser pockets,laughing all the way to the bank on (jet skis)
Really, before or after the loan? Anything can be made to look compliant. The confidence of the public is lost, would he not do the honourable thing?
Anything done with this governments paw prints over it is never done correctly.
Richard Sharp, Tory doner and ex-boss of Sunak - not exactly neutral, is he?😉
Oh the Govt says it was done correctly does it? Well that's ok then because they have an unimpeachable record for honesty and integrity don't they 🙄
It's corruption. Sharp needs to resign. If I trued to get abposition in my workplace like this. I would be sacked and bared from my profession
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Corrupt government says corrupt appointment of corrupt chairman wasn't corrupt. How... quaint. Have you got no shame?
And he obeys Government orders
Absolutely nothing to see here, please move on!
Rhetorical crap from the BBC, going into 'protect' mode for its chief. You cannot donate 400k of your personal wealth, know and cozy up to the PM, arrange a £800k loan for him - then secure the BBC chairs job and it be 'all done correctly' I'm afraid It stinks of corruption!
Well, isn’t this the Turkey voting on Christmas?
Correct for whom?
Dae ye's think we cam up the Clyde oan a banana boat? Hae a wee gander at the back o ma heid, dae ye's see a zip? The Government saes.. it wis the bluiddy Government thit appointit him, efter he gied them thoosands as a backhauner an sortit the then PM oot fir a loan. Aye richt🤦🏻♂️
Here we go…🙄
なるほど☺️
Feel proud of your Colonial past BBC ….
Correctly..? A Johnson appointment..? Haha hahahahaha bwahahahahahaha! You make me fucking puke. All I want is to be able to explain this shitty farce life to someone... but I don't have no one. At least no one who ain't lived through it. What a fucking joke. Shit! Fucking shit!
Bullshit.
Yeah, he agreed to Shamima Begum podcast 😂 (Check his bank accounts for ISIS money)
Really are you sure that you have investigated fully as you should being the national broadcaster.
Donated over £400,000 to the Conservative Party. Thank goodness the BBC are continuing their impartiality
No it wasn't.
Was the BBC Chairman appointment done Correctly?
But is it in line with BBC Values? Honest Transparent Fair
Well we had a chat with BOZO, and confirmed as far as he is aware all was ok? But said he was distracted telling parliament lies about partygate at the time, so was a wee bit busy last year!😏💥
If we start seeing news reports saying that the Government are just so wonderful then we'll know if 'it's been done correctly.'
We Don't Believe You
The government shouldn’t be choosing the Chairman. This should be done externally so there’s no collusion involved.
Well if the Tory Government says…
Arrange an £800,000 bribe (loan) to Boris Johnson and you are BBC chairman... The BBC and the British government is properly corrupt.
And they never lie.
I definitely didn't lie - liar
Well, they would, wouldn’t they?
gulag for all involved please
Hahahahahahaha
They would say that, wouldn’t they?
Wasn’t
Maybe save the story until it's actually been investigated, rather than just reporting the government's line.
ToryCorruption BBCMiredInTorySleaze ToryCostOfGreedCrisis
We’ve checked our homework and we definitely got everything right.
😂🎡😂
That’s like receiving reassurance from the fox overseeing chicken coop security.
bbclaurak going to invite his Mum in to do an interview about it?
You would say that. We are calling bulls*it
Correction 'bent' government. 🙄
Not by the sounds of it and how Labour are banging the war dance drum it wasn’t. No transparency at all with any of you Parliamentarians
Nobody believes that
Well it would say that, wouldn't it?
Bollox
Ok that’s fine then…
Richard Sharp should not have been appointed.
Is bribery legal now?
'Are you GB news in disguise?' Chants everyone with an iq over 30.
I mean if you can't trust Tories to confirm everything Tories have done is above board, despite all evidence to the contrary, then you can you trust?
“We’ve investigated ourselves and found we did nothing wrong” - The Tories literally every time
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