BBC chairman Richard Sharp announced his resignation on Friday, swept away by a conflict of interest case. A report published the same day found a violation of the rules on public appointments.
Sharp was appointed in 2021, shortly after playing the matchmaker to help Boris Johnson, then Prime Minister, obtain a loan of 800,000 pounds sterling (906,000 euros) The report "concludes that I have breached the code of governance for public appointments," but that this violation "does not necessarily invalidate the appointment," Sharp said.