The BBC’s chairman has resigned on the day a report into his appointment has been printed.
Richard Sharp stated in a press release that whereas the report laid out he had breached the governance code for public appointment it supported his case that this was “inadvertent and never materials”.
Though, he stated the matter was nonetheless a distraction for the company.
The report was whether or not Mr Sharp correctly disclosed particulars of any involvement within the facilitation of a £800,000 mortgage assure to the then PM Boris Johnson.
Mr Sharp has denied any involvement within the association of a mortgage.
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