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Dame Elan Closs Stephens named acting BBC chair after Richard Sharp saga

Dame Elan was appointed by Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer to replace Richard Sharp, who stepped down after an investigation found he had breached rules around public appointments

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2023

UK Government appoints new acting chair of BBC after Tory donor forced out

THE UK Government has named the new acting chair of the BBC after Tory donor Richard Sharp was forced to step down ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 2, 2023

‘Tedious’ Boris on the back foot as more Chequers diary details revealed

A Cabinet Office source says the Conservative Party has ‘had its fill’ of Johnson now

The Independent UK · May 29, 2023

Rishi Sunak ‘should say something interesting’ about BBC chair rules – Lord Hall

Lord Tony Hall, who was director-general, also said the Prime Minister ‘ought to’ give up the power to choose who should take on the role.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

Ofcom will keep an eye out for ‘GB News behaving itself’

The watchdog also explained why it has not fined the broadcaster over Covid claims made on one of its shows.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

BBC board members to be required to declare drinks with cabinet ministers

Move to oblige board members to declare social events involving ministers follows Richard Sharp resignation

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

No excuses for ‘anti-Semitic’ cartoon, says fellow Guardian cartoonist

Henny Beaumont criticises fellow cartoonist Martin Rowson for his caricature of Richard Sharp

Evening Standard · May 11, 2023

‘No concerns’ about Richard Sharp’s integrity while he was BBC chairman – review

He resigned from the role last month over a cronyism row.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

Culture Secretary says she's 'in charge of BBC' and looking 'closely' at licence fee

THE Culture Secretary has said she is “in charge of the BBC”, as she dismissed calls to remove political interference from appointment next…

The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2023

Government looking 'very closely' at scrapping BBC licence fee

Lucy Frazer said a review into the corporation’s funding arrangements is looking at “a variety of sources for its funding”

Wales Online · May 7, 2023